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#4E9239

#4e9239 ≈ Forest Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#4e9239 is a color from the green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 57.25% green and 22.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 46.58% cyan, 0% magenta, 60.96% yellow and 42.75% black. Its hue angle is 105.84°, with 43.84% saturation and 39.8% 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 5.49:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Forest Green (#228b22), ΔE 5.15.

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Web safe#669933
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Relative luminance0.2247

Complementary

  1. #4e9239
  2. #7d3992

Split complementary

  1. #4e9239
  2. #503992
  3. #92397a

Analogous

  1. #7a9239
  2. #4e9239
  3. #399250

Triadic

  1. #4e9239
  2. #394e92
  3. #92394e

Tetradic

  1. #4e9239
  2. #39927d
  3. #7d3992
  4. #92394e

Square

  1. #4e9239
  2. #397a92
  3. #7d3992
  4. #925039

Monochromatic

  1. #13240e
  2. #315b24
  3. #4e9239
  4. #71be59
  5. #a0d490

Shades

#4e9239 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e9239
  2. #468333
  3. #3e752e
  4. #376628
  5. #2f5822
  6. #27491d
  7. #1f3a17
  8. #172c11
  9. #101d0b
  10. #080f06
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e9239 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e9239
  2. #609d4d
  3. #71a861
  4. #83b374
  5. #95be88
  6. #a7c99c
  7. #b8d3b0
  8. #cadec4
  9. #dce9d7
  10. #edf4eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e9239 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e9239
  2. #539040
  3. #588e47
  4. #5d8d4e
  5. #628b55
  6. #67895d
  7. #6c8764
  8. #71856b
  9. #768472
  10. #7b8279
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #71896c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #96862f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8d8040 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #498d7f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7f8b33 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #79883d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4b8f6a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e9239 {
  color: #4e9239;
}
Background
.bg-4e9239 {
  background-color: #4e9239;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4e9239 {
  border: 2px solid #4e9239;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e9239;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 146 57;
  --color-primary-hsl: 106 44% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e9239 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e9239, #399250);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e9239 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 146 57 / 0.35);
}

#228b22 Forest Green ΔE 5.15 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 6.29 #138808 India Green ΔE 6.91 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 7.16 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 7.67 #568203 Avocado ΔE 8.27 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 9.14 #b16dc6 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Forest Green
#4e9239  rgb(78, 146, 57)  hsl(106, 44%, 40%)  Forest Green
#7d3992  rgb(125, 57, 146)  hsl(286, 44%, 40%)  Eminence
#394e92  rgb(57, 78, 146)  hsl(226, 44%, 40%)  Yale Blue
#92394e  rgb(146, 57, 78)  hsl(346, 44%, 40%)  Cordovan