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#4E8A07

#4e8a07 ≈ Avocado

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#4e8a07 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, 54.12% green and 2.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 43.48% cyan, 0% magenta, 94.93% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 87.48°, with 90.34% saturation and 28.43% 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 4.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Avocado (#568203), ΔE 3.36.

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Web safe#669900
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Relative luminance0.1981

Complementary

  1. #4e8a07
  2. #43078a

Split complementary

  1. #4e8a07
  2. #070d8a
  3. #84078a

Analogous

  1. #8a8407
  2. #4e8a07
  3. #0d8a07

Triadic

  1. #4e8a07
  2. #074e8a
  3. #8a074e

Tetradic

  1. #4e8a07
  2. #078a43
  3. #43078a
  4. #8a074e

Square

  1. #4e8a07
  2. #078a84
  3. #43078a
  4. #8a070d

Monochromatic

  1. #0b1301
  2. #254103
  3. #4e8a07
  4. #77d30b
  5. #9df535

Shades

#4e8a07 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e8a07
  2. #467c06
  3. #3e6e06
  4. #376105
  5. #2f5304
  6. #274504
  7. #1f3703
  8. #172902
  9. #101c01
  10. #080e01
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e8a07 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e8a07
  2. #609620
  3. #71a139
  4. #83ad51
  5. #95b96a
  6. #a7c583
  7. #b8d09c
  8. #cadcb5
  9. #dce8cd
  10. #edf3e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e8a07 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e8a07
  2. #538913
  3. #58881f
  4. #5d872b
  5. #628637
  6. #678544
  7. #6c8450
  8. #71835c
  9. #768268
  10. #7b8174
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6c8161 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #907e00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #88791d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4e8475 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b8300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #758016 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4e865c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e8a07 {
  color: #4e8a07;
}
Background
.bg-4e8a07 {
  background-color: #4e8a07;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4e8a07 {
  border: 2px solid #4e8a07;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e8a07;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 138 7;
  --color-primary-hsl: 87 90% 28%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e8a07 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e8a07, #0d8a07);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e8a07 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 138 7 / 0.35);
}

#568203 Avocado ΔE 3.36 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 5.01 #138808 India Green ΔE 5.90 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 6.05 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 6.13 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 6.17 #008000 Green ΔE 7.64 #b175f8 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Avocado
#4e8a07  rgb(78, 138, 7)  hsl(87, 90%, 28%)  Avocado
#43078a  rgb(67, 7, 138)  hsl(267, 90%, 28%)  Indigo
#074e8a  rgb(7, 78, 138)  hsl(207, 90%, 28%)  Yale Blue
#8a074e  rgb(138, 7, 78)  hsl(327, 90%, 28%)  Pansy Purple