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#508F36

#508f36 ≈ Forest Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#508f36 is a color from the green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.37% red, 56.08% green and 21.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 44.06% cyan, 0% magenta, 62.24% yellow and 43.92% black. Its hue angle is 102.47°, with 45.18% saturation and 38.63% 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 5.32:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Forest Green (#228b22), ΔE 4.99.

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Web safe#669933
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Relative luminance0.2162

Complementary

  1. #508f36
  2. #75368f

Split complementary

  1. #508f36
  2. #49368f
  3. #8f367d

Analogous

  1. #7d8f36
  2. #508f36
  3. #368f49

Triadic

  1. #508f36
  2. #36508f
  3. #8f3650

Tetradic

  1. #508f36
  2. #368f75
  3. #75368f
  4. #8f3650

Square

  1. #508f36
  2. #367d8f
  3. #75368f
  4. #8f4936

Monochromatic

  1. #12200c
  2. #315721
  3. #508f36
  4. #73be53
  5. #a0d38b

Shades

#508f36 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #508f36
  2. #488131
  3. #40722b
  4. #386426
  5. #305620
  6. #28481b
  7. #203916
  8. #182b10
  9. #101d0b
  10. #080e05
  11. #000000

Tints

#508f36 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #508f36
  2. #629a4a
  3. #73a55e
  4. #85b172
  5. #96bc86
  6. #a8c79b
  7. #b9d2af
  8. #cbddc3
  9. #dce9d7
  10. #eef4eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#508f36 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #508f36
  2. #558e3d
  3. #5a8c45
  4. #5e8b4c
  5. #638954
  6. #68885b
  7. #6d8662
  8. #72856a
  9. #768371
  10. #7b8279
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #70866a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #93832c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8b7e3d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4c8a7c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7e8830 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #78853a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4e8c67 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-508f36 {
  color: #508f36;
}
Background
.bg-508f36 {
  background-color: #508f36;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-508f36 {
  border: 2px solid #508f36;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #508f36;
  --color-primary-rgb: 80 143 54;
  --color-primary-hsl: 102 45% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-508f36 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #508f36, #368f49);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-508f36 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(80 143 54 / 0.35);
}

#228b22 Forest Green ΔE 4.99 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 6.33 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 6.54 #138808 India Green ΔE 6.55 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 6.56 #568203 Avocado ΔE 7.25 #008000 Green ΔE 8.75 #af70c9 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Forest Green
#508f36  rgb(80, 143, 54)  hsl(102, 45%, 39%)  Forest Green
#75368f  rgb(117, 54, 143)  hsl(282, 45%, 39%)  Eminence
#36508f  rgb(54, 80, 143)  hsl(222, 45%, 39%)  Yale Blue
#8f3650  rgb(143, 54, 80)  hsl(342, 45%, 39%)  Cordovan