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#4E8D2A

#4e8d2a ≈ Forest Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#4e8d2a is a color from the green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 55.29% green and 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 44.68% cyan, 0% magenta, 70.21% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 98.18°, with 54.1% saturation and 35.88% 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 5.17:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Forest Green (#228b22), ΔE 4.61.

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Web safe#669933
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Relative luminance0.2084

Complementary

  1. #4e8d2a
  2. #692a8d

Split complementary

  1. #4e8d2a
  2. #372a8d
  3. #8d2a7f

Analogous

  1. #7f8d2a
  2. #4e8d2a
  3. #2a8d37

Triadic

  1. #4e8d2a
  2. #2a4e8d
  3. #8d2a4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e8d2a
  2. #2a8d69
  3. #692a8d
  4. #8d2a4e

Square

  1. #4e8d2a
  2. #2a7f8d
  3. #692a8d
  4. #8d372a

Monochromatic

  1. #0d1707
  2. #2d5218
  3. #4e8d2a
  4. #6fc63e
  5. #9bd779

Shades

#4e8d2a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e8d2a
  2. #467f26
  3. #3e7122
  4. #37631d
  5. #2f5519
  6. #274715
  7. #1f3811
  8. #172a0d
  9. #101c08
  10. #080e04
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e8d2a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e8d2a
  2. #60983f
  3. #71a455
  4. #83af6a
  5. #95bb7f
  6. #a7c695
  7. #b8d1aa
  8. #caddbf
  9. #dce8d4
  10. #edf4ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e8d2a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e8d2a
  2. #538c33
  3. #588a3b
  4. #5d8944
  5. #62884c
  6. #678755
  7. #6c855e
  8. #718466
  9. #76836f
  10. #7b8177
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6e8467 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #92811b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #897c33 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4b8879 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7c8622 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #768330 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4c8a63 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e8d2a {
  color: #4e8d2a;
}
Background
.bg-4e8d2a {
  background-color: #4e8d2a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4e8d2a {
  border: 2px solid #4e8d2a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e8d2a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 141 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 98 54% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e8d2a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e8d2a, #2a8d37);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e8d2a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 141 42 / 0.35);
}

#228b22 Forest Green ΔE 4.61 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 5.58 #138808 India Green ΔE 5.64 #568203 Avocado ΔE 5.77 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 5.80 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 5.90 #008000 Green ΔE 7.80 #b172d5 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Forest Green
#4e8d2a  rgb(78, 141, 42)  hsl(98, 54%, 36%)  Forest Green
#692a8d  rgb(105, 42, 141)  hsl(278, 54%, 36%)  Rebecca Purple
#2a4e8d  rgb(42, 78, 141)  hsl(218, 54%, 36%)  Yale Blue
#8d2a4e  rgb(141, 42, 78)  hsl(338, 54%, 36%)  Boysenberry