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#4E8A41

#4e8a41 ≈ Forest Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#4e8a41 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 25.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 43.48% cyan, 0% magenta, 52.9% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 109.32°, with 35.96% saturation and 39.8% 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 5.04:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Forest Green (#228b22), ΔE 5.64.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#669933
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Relative luminance0.2018

Complementary

  1. #4e8a41
  2. #7d418a

Split complementary

  1. #4e8a41
  2. #58418a
  3. #8a4172

Analogous

  1. #728a41
  2. #4e8a41
  3. #418a58

Triadic

  1. #4e8a41
  2. #414e8a
  3. #8a414e

Tetradic

  1. #4e8a41
  2. #418a7d
  3. #7d418a
  4. #8a414e

Square

  1. #4e8a41
  2. #41728a
  3. #7d418a
  4. #8a5841

Monochromatic

  1. #132210
  2. #315628
  3. #4e8a41
  4. #71b562
  5. #a0ce96

Shades

#4e8a41 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e8a41
  2. #467c3b
  3. #3e6e34
  4. #37612e
  5. #2f5327
  6. #274521
  7. #1f371a
  8. #172914
  9. #101c0d
  10. #080e07
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e8a41 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e8a41
  2. #609654
  3. #71a167
  4. #83ad7a
  5. #95b98d
  6. #a7c5a0
  7. #b8d0b3
  8. #cadcc6
  9. #dce8d9
  10. #edf3ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e8a41 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e8a41
  2. #538947
  3. #58884e
  4. #5d8754
  5. #62865a
  6. #678561
  7. #6c8467
  8. #71836d
  9. #768273
  10. #7b817a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6d8269 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8d7f3b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #857a46 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #498679 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #79843d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #738144 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4b8867 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e8a41 {
  color: #4e8a41;
}
Background
.bg-4e8a41 {
  background-color: #4e8a41;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4e8a41 {
  border: 2px solid #4e8a41;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e8a41;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 138 65;
  --color-primary-hsl: 109 36% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e8a41 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e8a41, #418a58);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e8a41 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 138 65 / 0.35);
}

#228b22 Forest Green ΔE 5.64 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 5.76 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 6.67 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 6.98 #138808 India Green ΔE 7.38 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 8.01 #568203 Avocado ΔE 8.50 #b175be Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Forest Green
#4e8a41  rgb(78, 138, 65)  hsl(109, 36%, 40%)  Forest Green
#7d418a  rgb(125, 65, 138)  hsl(289, 36%, 40%)  Deep Plum
#414e8a  rgb(65, 78, 138)  hsl(229, 36%, 40%)  Dark Slate Blue
#8a414e  rgb(138, 65, 78)  hsl(349, 36%, 40%)  Cordovan