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#4E8F2C

#4e8f2c ≈ Forest Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#4e8f2c is a color from the green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 56.08% green and 17.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 45.45% cyan, 0% magenta, 69.23% yellow and 43.92% black. Its hue angle is 99.39°, with 52.94% 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 5.29:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Forest Green (#228b22), ΔE 4.71.

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Relative luminance0.2145

Complementary

  1. #4e8f2c
  2. #6d2c8f

Split complementary

  1. #4e8f2c
  2. #3b2c8f
  3. #8f2c80

Analogous

  1. #808f2c
  2. #4e8f2c
  3. #2c8f3b

Triadic

  1. #4e8f2c
  2. #2c4e8f
  3. #8f2c4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e8f2c
  2. #2c8f6d
  3. #6d2c8f
  4. #8f2c4e

Square

  1. #4e8f2c
  2. #2c808f
  3. #6d2c8f
  4. #8f3b2c

Monochromatic

  1. #0e1a08
  2. #2e551a
  3. #4e8f2c
  4. #6fc543
  5. #9cd77d

Shades

#4e8f2c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e8f2c
  2. #468128
  3. #3e7223
  4. #37641f
  5. #2f561a
  6. #274816
  7. #1f3912
  8. #172b0d
  9. #101d09
  10. #080e04
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e8f2c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e8f2c
  2. #609a41
  3. #71a556
  4. #83b16b
  5. #95bc80
  6. #a7c796
  7. #b8d2ab
  8. #caddc0
  9. #dce9d5
  10. #edf4ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e8f2c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e8f2c
  2. #538e34
  3. #588c3d
  4. #5d8b45
  5. #62894e
  6. #678856
  7. #6c865e
  8. #718567
  9. #76836f
  10. #7b8278
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6f8668 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #94831e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8b7e35 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4b8a7b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7e8824 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #778531 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4c8c65 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e8f2c {
  color: #4e8f2c;
}
Background
.bg-4e8f2c {
  background-color: #4e8f2c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4e8f2c {
  border: 2px solid #4e8f2c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e8f2c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 143 44;
  --color-primary-hsl: 99 53% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e8f2c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e8f2c, #2c8f3b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e8f2c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 143 44 / 0.35);
}

#228b22 Forest Green ΔE 4.71 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 5.52 #138808 India Green ΔE 5.90 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 5.92 #568203 Avocado ΔE 6.38 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 6.58 #008000 Green ΔE 8.25 #b170d3 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Forest Green
#4e8f2c  rgb(78, 143, 44)  hsl(99, 53%, 37%)  Forest Green
#6d2c8f  rgb(109, 44, 143)  hsl(279, 53%, 37%)  Eminence
#2c4e8f  rgb(44, 78, 143)  hsl(219, 53%, 37%)  Yale Blue
#8f2c4e  rgb(143, 44, 78)  hsl(339, 53%, 37%)  Jazzberry Jam