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#4E8819

#4e8819 ≈ Avocado

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#4e8819 is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 53.33% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 42.65% cyan, 0% magenta, 81.62% yellow and 46.67% black. Its hue angle is 91.35°, with 68.94% saturation and 31.57% 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 corporate identities. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Avocado (#568203), ΔE 3.38.

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Web safe#669900
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Relative luminance0.193

Complementary

  1. #4e8819
  2. #531988

Split complementary

  1. #4e8819
  2. #1c1988
  3. #881986

Analogous

  1. #868819
  2. #4e8819
  3. #19881c

Triadic

  1. #4e8819
  2. #194e88
  3. #88194e

Tetradic

  1. #4e8819
  2. #198853
  3. #531988
  4. #88194e

Square

  1. #4e8819
  2. #198688
  3. #531988
  4. #881c19

Monochromatic

  1. #0a1103
  2. #29470d
  3. #4e8819
  4. #73c925
  5. #9ae159

Shades

#4e8819 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e8819
  2. #467a17
  3. #3e6d14
  4. #375f12
  5. #2f520f
  6. #27440d
  7. #1f360a
  8. #172908
  9. #101b05
  10. #080e03
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e8819 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e8819
  2. #609430
  3. #71a047
  4. #83ac5e
  5. #95b875
  6. #a7c48c
  7. #b8cfa3
  8. #cadbba
  9. #dce7d1
  10. #edf3e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e8819 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e8819
  2. #538723
  3. #58862e
  4. #5d8638
  5. #628542
  6. #67844d
  7. #6c8357
  8. #718261
  9. #76826b
  10. #7b8176
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6b8061 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8e7c00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #867826 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4d8274 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #798109 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #747f21 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4e855c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e8819 {
  color: #4e8819;
}
Background
.bg-4e8819 {
  background-color: #4e8819;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4e8819 {
  border: 2px solid #4e8819;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e8819;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 136 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 91 69% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e8819 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e8819, #19881c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e8819 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 136 25 / 0.35);
}

#568203 Avocado ΔE 3.38 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 4.82 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 5.39 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 5.42 #138808 India Green ΔE 5.47 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 6.09 #008000 Green ΔE 7.01 #b177e6 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Avocado
#4e8819  rgb(78, 136, 25)  hsl(91, 69%, 32%)  Avocado
#531988  rgb(83, 25, 136)  hsl(271, 69%, 32%)  Indigo
#194e88  rgb(25, 78, 136)  hsl(211, 69%, 32%)  Yale Blue
#88194e  rgb(136, 25, 78)  hsl(331, 69%, 32%)  Pansy Purple