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#4E8D2C

#4e8d2c ≈ Forest Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#4e8d2c 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 17.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 44.68% cyan, 0% magenta, 68.79% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 98.97°, with 52.43% saturation and 36.27% 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 4.56.

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Web safe#669933
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Relative luminance0.2085

Complementary

  1. #4e8d2c
  2. #6b2c8d

Split complementary

  1. #4e8d2c
  2. #3a2c8d
  3. #8d2c7e

Analogous

  1. #7e8d2c
  2. #4e8d2c
  3. #2c8d3a

Triadic

  1. #4e8d2c
  2. #2c4e8d
  3. #8d2c4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e8d2c
  2. #2c8d6b
  3. #6b2c8d
  4. #8d2c4e

Square

  1. #4e8d2c
  2. #2c7e8d
  3. #6b2c8d
  4. #8d3a2c

Monochromatic

  1. #0d1808
  2. #2e531a
  3. #4e8d2c
  4. #6fc442
  5. #9cd67c

Shades

#4e8d2c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e8d2c
  2. #467f28
  3. #3e7123
  4. #37631f
  5. #2f551a
  6. #274716
  7. #1f3812
  8. #172a0d
  9. #101c09
  10. #080e04
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e8d2c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e8d2c
  2. #609841
  3. #71a456
  4. #83af6b
  5. #95bb80
  6. #a7c696
  7. #b8d1ab
  8. #caddc0
  9. #dce8d5
  10. #edf4ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e8d2c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e8d2c
  2. #538c34
  3. #588a3d
  4. #5d8945
  5. #62884e
  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 #92811f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #897c34 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4b8879 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7c8625 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #768331 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4c8a63 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e8d2c {
  color: #4e8d2c;
}
Background
.bg-4e8d2c {
  background-color: #4e8d2c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4e8d2c {
  border: 2px solid #4e8d2c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e8d2c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 141 44;
  --color-primary-hsl: 99 52% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e8d2c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e8d2c, #2c8d3a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e8d2c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 141 44 / 0.35);
}

#228b22 Forest Green ΔE 4.56 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 5.66 #138808 India Green ΔE 5.69 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 5.87 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 5.95 #568203 Avocado ΔE 5.96 #008000 Green ΔE 7.84 #b172d3 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Forest Green
#4e8d2c  rgb(78, 141, 44)  hsl(99, 52%, 36%)  Forest Green
#6b2c8d  rgb(107, 44, 141)  hsl(279, 52%, 36%)  Eminence
#2c4e8d  rgb(44, 78, 141)  hsl(219, 52%, 36%)  Yale Blue
#8d2c4e  rgb(141, 44, 78)  hsl(339, 52%, 36%)  Boysenberry