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#4E8704

#4e8704 ≈ Avocado

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#4e8704 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 1.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 42.22% cyan, 0% magenta, 97.04% yellow and 47.06% black. Its hue angle is 86.11°, with 94.24% saturation and 27.25% 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 2.43.

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Relative luminance0.1896

Complementary

  1. #4e8704
  2. #3d0487

Split complementary

  1. #4e8704
  2. #040c87
  3. #7e0487

Analogous

  1. #877e04
  2. #4e8704
  3. #0c8704

Triadic

  1. #4e8704
  2. #044e87
  3. #87044e

Tetradic

  1. #4e8704
  2. #04873d
  3. #3d0487
  4. #87044e

Square

  1. #4e8704
  2. #04877e
  3. #3d0487
  4. #87040c

Monochromatic

  1. #0b1401
  2. #233d02
  3. #4e8704
  4. #79d106
  5. #9ff92b

Shades

#4e8704 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e8704
  2. #467a04
  3. #3e6c03
  4. #375f03
  5. #2f5102
  6. #274402
  7. #1f3602
  8. #172901
  9. #101b01
  10. #080e00
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e8704 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e8704
  2. #60931d
  3. #719f36
  4. #83ab4f
  5. #95b768
  6. #a7c382
  7. #b8cf9b
  8. #cadbb4
  9. #dce7cd
  10. #edf3e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e8704 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e8704
  2. #538610
  3. #58861d
  4. #5d8529
  5. #628436
  6. #678442
  7. #6c834e
  8. #71825b
  9. #768167
  10. #7b8174
  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 #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6a7f5f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8d7b00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #85771b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4e8172 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #798000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #737e14 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4e835a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e8704 {
  color: #4e8704;
}
Background
.bg-4e8704 {
  background-color: #4e8704;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4e8704 {
  border: 2px solid #4e8704;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e8704;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 135 4;
  --color-primary-hsl: 86 94% 27%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e8704 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e8704, #0c8704);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e8704 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 135 4 / 0.35);
}

#568203 Avocado ΔE 2.43 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 5.34 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 5.48 #138808 India Green ΔE 5.98 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 6.41 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 6.58 #008000 Green ΔE 7.30 #b178fb Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Avocado
#4e8704  rgb(78, 135, 4)  hsl(86, 94%, 27%)  Avocado
#3d0487  rgb(61, 4, 135)  hsl(266, 94%, 27%)  Indigo
#044e87  rgb(4, 78, 135)  hsl(206, 94%, 27%)  Yale Blue
#87044e  rgb(135, 4, 78)  hsl(326, 94%, 27%)  Pansy Purple