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#4E8B00

#4e8b00 ≈ Avocado

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#4e8b00 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, 54.51% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 43.88% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 45.49% black. Its hue angle is 86.33°, with 100% 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 5.02:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Avocado (#568203), ΔE 3.61.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#669900
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Relative luminance0.2008

Complementary

  1. #4e8b00
  2. #3d008b

Split complementary

  1. #4e8b00
  2. #00098b
  3. #82008b

Analogous

  1. #8b8200
  2. #4e8b00
  3. #098b00

Triadic

  1. #4e8b00
  2. #004e8b
  3. #8b004e

Tetradic

  1. #4e8b00
  2. #008b3d
  3. #3d008b
  4. #8b004e

Square

  1. #4e8b00
  2. #008b82
  3. #3d008b
  4. #8b0009

Monochromatic

  1. #0b1400
  2. #233e00
  3. #4e8b00
  4. #79d700
  5. #9fff25

Shades

#4e8b00 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e8b00
  2. #467d00
  3. #3e6f00
  4. #376100
  5. #2f5300
  6. #274600
  7. #1f3800
  8. #172a00
  9. #101c00
  10. #080e00
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e8b00 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e8b00
  2. #60971a
  3. #71a233
  4. #83ae4d
  5. #95b966
  6. #a7c580
  7. #b8d199
  8. #cadcb3
  9. #dce8cc
  10. #edf3e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e8b00 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e8b00
  2. #538a0d
  3. #58891a
  4. #5d8826
  5. #628733
  6. #678640
  7. #6c844d
  8. #71835a
  9. #768266
  10. #7b8173
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6c8261 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #917f00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #897a1a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4e8575 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7c8400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #768112 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4e875c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e8b00 {
  color: #4e8b00;
}
Background
.bg-4e8b00 {
  background-color: #4e8b00;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4e8b00 {
  border: 2px solid #4e8b00;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e8b00;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 139 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 86 100% 27%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e8b00 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e8b00, #098b00);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e8b00 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 139 0 / 0.35);
}

#568203 Avocado ΔE 3.61 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 4.95 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 6.06 #138808 India Green ΔE 6.12 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 6.39 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 6.69 #008000 Green ΔE 7.95 #b174ff Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Avocado
#4e8b00  rgb(78, 139, 0)  hsl(86, 100%, 27%)  Avocado
#3d008b  rgb(61, 0, 139)  hsl(266, 100%, 27%)  Indigo
#004e8b  rgb(0, 78, 139)  hsl(206, 100%, 27%)  Yale Blue
#8b004e  rgb(139, 0, 78)  hsl(326, 100%, 27%)  Pansy Purple