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#4E8E08

#4e8e08 ≈ Avocado

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#4e8e08 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, 55.69% green and 3.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 45.07% cyan, 0% magenta, 94.37% yellow and 44.31% black. Its hue angle is 88.66°, with 89.33% saturation and 29.41% 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 5.2:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Avocado (#568203), ΔE 4.65.

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Relative luminance0.2098

Complementary

  1. #4e8e08
  2. #48088e

Split complementary

  1. #4e8e08
  2. #080b8e
  3. #8b088e

Analogous

  1. #8e8b08
  2. #4e8e08
  3. #0b8e08

Triadic

  1. #4e8e08
  2. #084e8e
  3. #8e084e

Tetradic

  1. #4e8e08
  2. #088e48
  3. #48088e
  4. #8e084e

Square

  1. #4e8e08
  2. #088e8b
  3. #48088e
  4. #8e080b

Monochromatic

  1. #0b1301
  2. #264604
  3. #4e8e08
  4. #76d60c
  5. #9cf43b

Shades

#4e8e08 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e8e08
  2. #468007
  3. #3e7206
  4. #376306
  5. #2f5505
  6. #274704
  7. #1f3903
  8. #172b02
  9. #101c02
  10. #080e01
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e8e08 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e8e08
  2. #609921
  3. #71a539
  4. #83b052
  5. #95bb6b
  6. #a7c784
  7. #b8d29c
  8. #caddb5
  9. #dce8ce
  10. #edf4e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e8e08 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e8e08
  2. #538d14
  3. #588b20
  4. #5d8a2c
  5. #628838
  6. #678744
  7. #6c8650
  8. #71845c
  9. #768368
  10. #7b8174
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6e8564 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #948200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8c7d1e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4d8878 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7e8700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #788417 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4d8a5f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e8e08 {
  color: #4e8e08;
}
Background
.bg-4e8e08 {
  background-color: #4e8e08;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4e8e08 {
  border: 2px solid #4e8e08;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e8e08;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 142 8;
  --color-primary-hsl: 89 89% 29%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e8e08 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e8e08, #0b8e08);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e8e08 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 142 8 / 0.35);
}

#568203 Avocado ΔE 4.65 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 4.89 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 5.67 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 6.17 #138808 India Green ΔE 6.18 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 7.32 #008000 Green ΔE 8.37 #b171f7 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Avocado
#4e8e08  rgb(78, 142, 8)  hsl(89, 89%, 29%)  Avocado
#48088e  rgb(72, 8, 142)  hsl(269, 89%, 29%)  Indigo
#084e8e  rgb(8, 78, 142)  hsl(209, 89%, 29%)  Yale Blue
#8e084e  rgb(142, 8, 78)  hsl(329, 89%, 29%)  Pansy Purple