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#4E8E2D

#4e8e2d ≈ Forest Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#4e8e2d is a color from the green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 55.69% green and 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 45.07% cyan, 0% magenta, 68.31% yellow and 44.31% black. Its hue angle is 99.59°, with 51.87% saturation and 36.67% 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 5.23:1 (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 luminance0.2116

Complementary

  1. #4e8e2d
  2. #6d2d8e

Split complementary

  1. #4e8e2d
  2. #3d2d8e
  3. #8e2d7f

Analogous

  1. #7f8e2d
  2. #4e8e2d
  3. #2d8e3d

Triadic

  1. #4e8e2d
  2. #2d4e8e
  3. #8e2d4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e8e2d
  2. #2d8e6d
  3. #6d2d8e
  4. #8e2d4e

Square

  1. #4e8e2d
  2. #2d7f8e
  3. #6d2d8e
  4. #8e3d2d

Monochromatic

  1. #0e1a08
  2. #2e541b
  3. #4e8e2d
  4. #6fc444
  5. #9cd67e

Shades

#4e8e2d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e8e2d
  2. #468029
  3. #3e7224
  4. #376320
  5. #2f551b
  6. #274717
  7. #1f3912
  8. #172b0e
  9. #101c09
  10. #080e05
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e8e2d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e8e2d
  2. #609942
  3. #71a557
  4. #83b06c
  5. #95bb81
  6. #a7c796
  7. #b8d2ab
  8. #caddc0
  9. #dce8d5
  10. #edf4ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e8e2d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e8e2d
  2. #538d35
  3. #588b3e
  4. #5d8a46
  5. #62884e
  6. #678757
  7. #6c865f
  8. #718467
  9. #76836f
  10. #7b8178
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6e8568 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #938220 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8a7d35 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4b897a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7d8726 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #778432 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4c8b64 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e8e2d {
  color: #4e8e2d;
}
Background
.bg-4e8e2d {
  background-color: #4e8e2d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4e8e2d {
  border: 2px solid #4e8e2d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e8e2d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 142 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 100 52% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e8e2d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e8e2d, #2d8e3d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e8e2d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 142 45 / 0.35);
}

#228b22 Forest Green ΔE 4.61 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 5.62 #138808 India Green ΔE 5.81 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 6.00 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 6.22 #568203 Avocado ΔE 6.25 #008000 Green ΔE 8.06 #b171d2 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Forest Green
#4e8e2d  rgb(78, 142, 45)  hsl(100, 52%, 37%)  Forest Green
#6d2d8e  rgb(109, 45, 142)  hsl(280, 52%, 37%)  Eminence
#2d4e8e  rgb(45, 78, 142)  hsl(220, 52%, 37%)  Yale Blue
#8e2d4e  rgb(142, 45, 78)  hsl(340, 52%, 37%)  Boysenberry