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#4E902A

#4e902a ≈ Forest Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#4e902a is a color from the green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 56.47% green and 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 45.83% cyan, 0% magenta, 70.83% yellow and 43.53% black. Its hue angle is 98.82°, with 54.84% saturation and 36.47% 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 5.35:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Forest Green (#228b22), ΔE 4.87.

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Web safe#669933
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Relative luminance0.2173

Complementary

  1. #4e902a
  2. #6c2a90

Split complementary

  1. #4e902a
  2. #392a90
  3. #902a81

Analogous

  1. #81902a
  2. #4e902a
  3. #2a9039

Triadic

  1. #4e902a
  2. #2a4e90
  3. #902a4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e902a
  2. #2a906c
  3. #6c2a90
  4. #902a4e

Square

  1. #4e902a
  2. #2a8190
  3. #6c2a90
  4. #90392a

Monochromatic

  1. #0e1a07
  2. #2e5519
  3. #4e902a
  4. #6fc73f
  5. #9cd87b

Shades

#4e902a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e902a
  2. #468226
  3. #3e7322
  4. #37651d
  5. #2f5619
  6. #274815
  7. #1f3a11
  8. #172b0d
  9. #101d08
  10. #080e04
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e902a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e902a
  2. #609b3f
  3. #71a655
  4. #83b16a
  5. #95bc7f
  6. #a7c895
  7. #b8d3aa
  8. #cadebf
  9. #dce9d4
  10. #edf4ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e902a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e902a
  2. #538e33
  3. #588d3b
  4. #5d8b44
  5. #628a4c
  6. #678855
  7. #6c865e
  8. #718566
  9. #76836f
  10. #7b8277
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #708768 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #95841b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8c7e33 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4b8b7c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7f8922 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #788630 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4c8d65 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e902a {
  color: #4e902a;
}
Background
.bg-4e902a {
  background-color: #4e902a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4e902a {
  border: 2px solid #4e902a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e902a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 144 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 99 55% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e902a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e902a, #2a9039);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e902a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 144 42 / 0.35);
}

#228b22 Forest Green ΔE 4.87 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 5.41 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 5.80 #138808 India Green ΔE 5.99 #568203 Avocado ΔE 6.44 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 6.97 #008000 Green ΔE 8.44 #b16fd5 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Forest Green
#4e902a  rgb(78, 144, 42)  hsl(99, 55%, 36%)  Forest Green
#6c2a90  rgb(108, 42, 144)  hsl(279, 55%, 36%)  Rebecca Purple
#2a4e90  rgb(42, 78, 144)  hsl(219, 55%, 36%)  Yale Blue
#902a4e  rgb(144, 42, 78)  hsl(339, 55%, 36%)  Jazzberry Jam