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#4E8E35

#4e8e35 ≈ Forest Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#4e8e35 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 20.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 45.07% cyan, 0% magenta, 62.68% yellow and 44.31% black. Its hue angle is 103.15°, with 45.64% saturation and 38.24% 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 5.24:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Forest Green (#228b22), ΔE 4.65.

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Web safe#669933
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Relative luminance0.2122

Complementary

  1. #4e8e35
  2. #75358e

Split complementary

  1. #4e8e35
  2. #49358e
  3. #8e357b

Analogous

  1. #7b8e35
  2. #4e8e35
  3. #358e49

Triadic

  1. #4e8e35
  2. #354e8e
  3. #8e354e

Tetradic

  1. #4e8e35
  2. #358e75
  3. #75358e
  4. #8e354e

Square

  1. #4e8e35
  2. #357b8e
  3. #75358e
  4. #8e4935

Monochromatic

  1. #111f0b
  2. #2f5620
  3. #4e8e35
  4. #70be51
  5. #9ed389

Shades

#4e8e35 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e8e35
  2. #468030
  3. #3e722a
  4. #376325
  5. #2f5520
  6. #27471b
  7. #1f3915
  8. #172b10
  9. #101c0b
  10. #080e05
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e8e35 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e8e35
  2. #609949
  3. #71a55d
  4. #83b072
  5. #95bb86
  6. #a7c79a
  7. #b8d2ae
  8. #caddc2
  9. #dce8d7
  10. #edf4eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e8e35 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e8e35
  2. #538d3d
  3. #588b44
  4. #5d8a4c
  5. #628853
  6. #67875b
  7. #6c8662
  8. #71846a
  9. #768371
  10. #7b8179
  11. #808080

Readable text 4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6f8569 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #92822b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8a7d3c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4a897b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7d872f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #768439 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4c8b66 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e8e35 {
  color: #4e8e35;
}
Background
.bg-4e8e35 {
  background-color: #4e8e35;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4e8e35 {
  border: 2px solid #4e8e35;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e8e35;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 142 53;
  --color-primary-hsl: 103 46% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e8e35 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e8e35, #358e49);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e8e35 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 142 53 / 0.35);
}

#228b22 Forest Green ΔE 4.65 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 6.14 #138808 India Green ΔE 6.20 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 6.25 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 6.74 #568203 Avocado ΔE 7.12 #008000 Green ΔE 8.33 #b171ca Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Forest Green
#4e8e35  rgb(78, 142, 53)  hsl(103, 46%, 38%)  Forest Green
#75358e  rgb(117, 53, 142)  hsl(283, 46%, 38%)  Eminence
#354e8e  rgb(53, 78, 142)  hsl(223, 46%, 38%)  Yale Blue
#8e354e  rgb(142, 53, 78)  hsl(343, 46%, 38%)  Cordovan