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#4E9835

#4e9835 ≈ Forest Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#4e9835 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 59.61% green and 20.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.68% cyan, 0% magenta, 65.13% yellow and 40.39% black. Its hue angle is 104.85°, with 48.29% saturation and 40.2% 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 5.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Forest Green (#228b22), ΔE 6.2.

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Web safe#669933
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Relative luminance0.2433

Complementary

  1. #4e9835
  2. #7f3598

Split complementary

  1. #4e9835
  2. #4e3598
  3. #983580

Analogous

  1. #809835
  2. #4e9835
  3. #35984e

Triadic

  1. #4e9835
  2. #354e98
  3. #98354e

Tetradic

  1. #4e9835
  2. #35987f
  3. #7f3598
  4. #98354e

Square

  1. #4e9835
  2. #358098
  3. #7f3598
  4. #984e35

Monochromatic

  1. #14270d
  2. #315f21
  3. #4e9835
  4. #71c456
  5. #a1d88e

Shades

#4e9835 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e9835
  2. #468930
  3. #3e7a2a
  4. #376a25
  5. #2f5b20
  6. #274c1b
  7. #1f3d15
  8. #172e10
  9. #101e0b
  10. #080f05
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e9835 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e9835
  2. #60a249
  3. #71ad5d
  4. #83b772
  5. #95c186
  6. #a7cc9a
  7. #b8d6ae
  8. #cae0c2
  9. #dcead7
  10. #edf5eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e9835 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e9835
  2. #53963d
  3. #589344
  4. #5d914c
  5. #628e53
  6. #678c5b
  7. #6c8a62
  8. #71876a
  9. #768571
  10. #7b8279
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #758e6f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9d8b29 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #93853d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #489383 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #84912e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d8d3a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4b956c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e9835 {
  color: #4e9835;
}
Background
.bg-4e9835 {
  background-color: #4e9835;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4e9835 {
  border: 2px solid #4e9835;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e9835;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 152 53;
  --color-primary-hsl: 105 48% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e9835 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e9835, #35984e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e9835 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 152 53 / 0.35);
}

#228b22 Forest Green ΔE 6.20 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 6.30 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 7.25 #138808 India Green ΔE 7.76 #568203 Avocado ΔE 9.20 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 9.61 #009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 10.05 #b167ca Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Forest Green
#4e9835  rgb(78, 152, 53)  hsl(105, 48%, 40%)  Forest Green
#7f3598  rgb(127, 53, 152)  hsl(285, 48%, 40%)  Eminence
#354e98  rgb(53, 78, 152)  hsl(225, 48%, 40%)  Cobalt Blue
#98354e  rgb(152, 53, 78)  hsl(345, 48%, 40%)  Cordovan