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#4E8A39

#4e8a39 ≈ Forest Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#4e8a39 is a color from the green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 54.12% green and 22.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 43.48% cyan, 0% magenta, 58.7% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 104.44°, with 41.54% saturation and 38.24% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Forest Green (#228b22), ΔE 4.89.

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Web safe#669933
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Relative luminance0.2009

Complementary

  1. #4e8a39
  2. #75398a

Split complementary

  1. #4e8a39
  2. #4d398a
  3. #8a3977

Analogous

  1. #778a39
  2. #4e8a39
  3. #398a4d

Triadic

  1. #4e8a39
  2. #394e8a
  3. #8a394e

Tetradic

  1. #4e8a39
  2. #398a75
  3. #75398a
  4. #8a394e

Square

  1. #4e8a39
  2. #39778a
  3. #75398a
  4. #8a4d39

Monochromatic

  1. #111e0c
  2. #2f5423
  3. #4e8a39
  4. #70b956
  5. #9ed08c

Shades

#4e8a39 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e8a39
  2. #467c33
  3. #3e6e2e
  4. #376128
  5. #2f5322
  6. #27451d
  7. #1f3717
  8. #172911
  9. #101c0b
  10. #080e06
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e8a39 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e8a39
  2. #60964d
  3. #71a161
  4. #83ad74
  5. #95b988
  6. #a7c59c
  7. #b8d0b0
  8. #cadcc4
  9. #dce8d7
  10. #edf3eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e8a39 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e8a39
  2. #538940
  3. #588847
  4. #5d874e
  5. #628655
  6. #67855d
  7. #6c8464
  8. #71836b
  9. #768272
  10. #7b8179
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6c8267 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8e7f31 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #867a3f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4a8678 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a8434 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #73813d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4c8765 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e8a39 {
  color: #4e8a39;
}
Background
.bg-4e8a39 {
  background-color: #4e8a39;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4e8a39 {
  border: 2px solid #4e8a39;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e8a39;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 138 57;
  --color-primary-hsl: 104 42% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e8a39 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e8a39, #398a4d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e8a39 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 138 57 / 0.35);
}

#228b22 Forest Green ΔE 4.89 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 5.09 #138808 India Green ΔE 6.43 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 7.03 #568203 Avocado ΔE 7.18 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 7.28 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 7.49 #b175c6 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Forest Green
#4e8a39  rgb(78, 138, 57)  hsl(104, 42%, 38%)  Forest Green
#75398a  rgb(117, 57, 138)  hsl(284, 42%, 38%)  Eminence
#394e8a  rgb(57, 78, 138)  hsl(224, 42%, 38%)  Yale Blue
#8a394e  rgb(138, 57, 78)  hsl(344, 42%, 38%)  Cordovan