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#4E8D2B

#4e8d2b ≈ Forest Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#4e8d2b 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 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 44.68% cyan, 0% magenta, 69.5% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 98.57°, with 53.26% saturation and 36.08% 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 4.58.

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Web safe#669933
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Relative luminance0.2084

Complementary

  1. #4e8d2b
  2. #6a2b8d

Split complementary

  1. #4e8d2b
  2. #392b8d
  3. #8d2b7f

Analogous

  1. #7f8d2b
  2. #4e8d2b
  3. #2b8d39

Triadic

  1. #4e8d2b
  2. #2b4e8d
  3. #8d2b4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e8d2b
  2. #2b8d6a
  3. #6a2b8d
  4. #8d2b4e

Square

  1. #4e8d2b
  2. #2b7f8d
  3. #6a2b8d
  4. #8d392b

Monochromatic

  1. #0d1807
  2. #2e5219
  3. #4e8d2b
  4. #6fc540
  5. #9bd77a

Shades

#4e8d2b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e8d2b
  2. #467f27
  3. #3e7122
  4. #37631e
  5. #2f551a
  6. #274716
  7. #1f3811
  8. #172a0d
  9. #101c09
  10. #080e04
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e8d2b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e8d2b
  2. #609840
  3. #71a455
  4. #83af6b
  5. #95bb80
  6. #a7c695
  7. #b8d1aa
  8. #caddbf
  9. #dce8d5
  10. #edf4ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e8d2b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e8d2b
  2. #538c34
  3. #588a3c
  4. #5d8945
  5. #62884d
  6. #678756
  7. #6c855e
  8. #718467
  9. #76836f
  10. #7b8178
  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 #92811d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #897c34 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4b8879 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7c8623 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #768330 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4c8a63 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e8d2b {
  color: #4e8d2b;
}
Background
.bg-4e8d2b {
  background-color: #4e8d2b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4e8d2b {
  border: 2px solid #4e8d2b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e8d2b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 141 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 99 53% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e8d2b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e8d2b, #2b8d39);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e8d2b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 141 43 / 0.35);
}

#228b22 Forest Green ΔE 4.58 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 5.62 #138808 India Green ΔE 5.66 #568203 Avocado ΔE 5.86 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 5.87 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 5.89 #008000 Green ΔE 7.82 #b172d4 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Forest Green
#4e8d2b  rgb(78, 141, 43)  hsl(99, 53%, 36%)  Forest Green
#6a2b8d  rgb(106, 43, 141)  hsl(279, 53%, 36%)  Eminence
#2b4e8d  rgb(43, 78, 141)  hsl(219, 53%, 36%)  Yale Blue
#8d2b4e  rgb(141, 43, 78)  hsl(339, 53%, 36%)  Boysenberry