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#4E8B07

#4e8b07 ≈ Avocado

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#4e8b07 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 2.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 43.88% cyan, 0% magenta, 94.96% yellow and 45.49% black. Its hue angle is 87.73°, with 90.41% saturation and 28.63% 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 3.68.

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Web safe#669900
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Relative luminance0.201

Complementary

  1. #4e8b07
  2. #44078b

Split complementary

  1. #4e8b07
  2. #070c8b
  3. #86078b

Analogous

  1. #8b8607
  2. #4e8b07
  3. #0c8b07

Triadic

  1. #4e8b07
  2. #074e8b
  3. #8b074e

Tetradic

  1. #4e8b07
  2. #078b44
  3. #44078b
  4. #8b074e

Square

  1. #4e8b07
  2. #078b86
  3. #44078b
  4. #8b070c

Monochromatic

  1. #0b1301
  2. #254203
  3. #4e8b07
  4. #77d40b
  5. #9df536

Shades

#4e8b07 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e8b07
  2. #467d06
  3. #3e6f06
  4. #376105
  5. #2f5304
  6. #274604
  7. #1f3803
  8. #172a02
  9. #101c01
  10. #080e01
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e8b07 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e8b07
  2. #609720
  3. #71a239
  4. #83ae51
  5. #95b96a
  6. #a7c583
  7. #b8d19c
  8. #cadcb5
  9. #dce8cd
  10. #edf3e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e8b07 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e8b07
  2. #538a13
  3. #58891f
  4. #5d882b
  5. #628737
  6. #678644
  7. #6c8450
  8. #71835c
  9. #768268
  10. #7b8174
  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 #6c8262 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #917f00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #897a1d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4e8575 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7c8400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #768116 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4e875d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e8b07 {
  color: #4e8b07;
}
Background
.bg-4e8b07 {
  background-color: #4e8b07;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4e8b07 {
  border: 2px solid #4e8b07;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e8b07;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 139 7;
  --color-primary-hsl: 88 90% 29%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e8b07 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e8b07, #0c8b07);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e8b07 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 139 7 / 0.35);
}

#568203 Avocado ΔE 3.68 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 4.94 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 5.93 #138808 India Green ΔE 5.95 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 6.12 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 6.46 #008000 Green ΔE 7.81 #b174f8 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Avocado
#4e8b07  rgb(78, 139, 7)  hsl(88, 90%, 29%)  Avocado
#44078b  rgb(68, 7, 139)  hsl(268, 90%, 29%)  Indigo
#074e8b  rgb(7, 78, 139)  hsl(208, 90%, 29%)  Yale Blue
#8b074e  rgb(139, 7, 78)  hsl(328, 90%, 29%)  Pansy Purple