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#4E8D07

#4e8d07 ≈ Avocado

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#4e8d07 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, 55.29% green and 2.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 44.68% cyan, 0% magenta, 95.04% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 88.21°, with 90.54% saturation and 29.02% 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 5.14:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Avocado (#568203), ΔE 4.31.

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Web safe#669900
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Relative luminance0.2068

Complementary

  1. #4e8d07
  2. #46078d

Split complementary

  1. #4e8d07
  2. #070b8d
  3. #89078d

Analogous

  1. #8d8907
  2. #4e8d07
  3. #0b8d07

Triadic

  1. #4e8d07
  2. #074e8d
  3. #8d074e

Tetradic

  1. #4e8d07
  2. #078d46
  3. #46078d
  4. #8d074e

Square

  1. #4e8d07
  2. #078d89
  3. #46078d
  4. #8d070b

Monochromatic

  1. #0b1301
  2. #264403
  3. #4e8d07
  4. #76d60b
  5. #9cf538

Shades

#4e8d07 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e8d07
  2. #467f06
  3. #3e7106
  4. #376305
  5. #2f5504
  6. #274704
  7. #1f3803
  8. #172a02
  9. #101c01
  10. #080e01
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e8d07 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e8d07
  2. #609820
  3. #71a439
  4. #83af51
  5. #95bb6a
  6. #a7c683
  7. #b8d19c
  8. #caddb5
  9. #dce8cd
  10. #edf4e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e8d07 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e8d07
  2. #538c13
  3. #588a1f
  4. #5d892b
  5. #628837
  6. #678744
  7. #6c8550
  8. #71845c
  9. #768368
  10. #7b8174
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6e8463 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #938100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8b7c1d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4d8777 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7d8600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #778317 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4e895e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e8d07 {
  color: #4e8d07;
}
Background
.bg-4e8d07 {
  background-color: #4e8d07;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4e8d07 {
  border: 2px solid #4e8d07;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e8d07;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 141 7;
  --color-primary-hsl: 88 91% 29%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e8d07 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e8d07, #0b8d07);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e8d07 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 141 7 / 0.35);
}

#568203 Avocado ΔE 4.31 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 4.88 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 5.75 #138808 India Green ΔE 6.10 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 6.16 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 7.05 #008000 Green ΔE 8.18 #b172f8 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Avocado
#4e8d07  rgb(78, 141, 7)  hsl(88, 91%, 29%)  Avocado
#46078d  rgb(70, 7, 141)  hsl(268, 91%, 29%)  Indigo
#074e8d  rgb(7, 78, 141)  hsl(208, 91%, 29%)  Yale Blue
#8d074e  rgb(141, 7, 78)  hsl(328, 91%, 29%)  Pansy Purple