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#4E8701

#4e8701 ≈ Avocado

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#4e8701 is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 52.94% green and 0.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 42.22% cyan, 0% magenta, 99.26% yellow and 47.06% black. Its hue angle is 85.52°, with 98.53% saturation and 26.67% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and luxury branding. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Avocado (#568203), ΔE 2.39.

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Relative luminance0.1895

Complementary

  1. #4e8701
  2. #3a0187

Split complementary

  1. #4e8701
  2. #010b87
  3. #7d0187

Analogous

  1. #877d01
  2. #4e8701
  3. #0b8701

Triadic

  1. #4e8701
  2. #014e87
  3. #87014e

Tetradic

  1. #4e8701
  2. #01873a
  3. #3a0187
  4. #87014e

Square

  1. #4e8701
  2. #01877d
  3. #3a0187
  4. #87010b

Monochromatic

  1. #0c1400
  2. #223b00
  3. #4e8701
  4. #7ad302
  5. #a1fd24

Shades

#4e8701 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e8701
  2. #467a01
  3. #3e6c01
  4. #375f01
  5. #2f5101
  6. #274401
  7. #1f3600
  8. #172900
  9. #101b00
  10. #080e00
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e8701 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e8701
  2. #60931a
  3. #719f34
  4. #83ab4d
  5. #95b767
  6. #a7c380
  7. #b8cf99
  8. #cadbb3
  9. #dce7cc
  10. #edf3e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e8701 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e8701
  2. #53860e
  3. #58861a
  4. #5d8527
  5. #628434
  6. #678441
  7. #6c834d
  8. #71825a
  9. #768167
  10. #7b8173
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6a7f5f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8d7b00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #857719 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4e8172 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #798000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #737e12 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4e8359 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e8701 {
  color: #4e8701;
}
Background
.bg-4e8701 {
  background-color: #4e8701;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4e8701 {
  border: 2px solid #4e8701;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e8701;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 135 1;
  --color-primary-hsl: 86 99% 27%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e8701 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e8701, #0b8701);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e8701 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 135 1 / 0.35);
}

#568203 Avocado ΔE 2.39 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 5.35 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 5.60 #138808 India Green ΔE 6.05 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 6.53 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 6.64 #008000 Green ΔE 7.37 #b178fe Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Avocado
#4e8701  rgb(78, 135, 1)  hsl(86, 99%, 27%)  Avocado
#3a0187  rgb(58, 1, 135)  hsl(266, 99%, 27%)  Persian Indigo
#014e87  rgb(1, 78, 135)  hsl(206, 99%, 27%)  Yale Blue
#87014e  rgb(135, 1, 78)  hsl(326, 99%, 27%)  Pansy Purple