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#478C19

#478c19 ≈ Forest Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#478c19 is a color from the green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.84% red, 54.9% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 49.29% cyan, 0% magenta, 82.14% yellow and 45.1% black. Its hue angle is 96°, with 69.7% saturation and 32.35% 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 corporate identities. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Forest Green (#228b22), ΔE 4.32.

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Relative luminance0.2017

Complementary

  1. #478c19
  2. #5e198c

Split complementary

  1. #478c19
  2. #24198c
  3. #8c1980

Analogous

  1. #808c19
  2. #478c19
  3. #198c24

Triadic

  1. #478c19
  2. #19478c
  3. #8c1947

Tetradic

  1. #478c19
  2. #198c5e
  3. #5e198c
  4. #8c1947

Square

  1. #478c19
  2. #19808c
  3. #5e198c
  4. #8c2419

Monochromatic

  1. #091103
  2. #264b0d
  3. #478c19
  4. #68cd25
  5. #92e25c

Shades

#478c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #478c19
  2. #407e17
  3. #397014
  4. #326212
  5. #2b540f
  6. #24460d
  7. #1c380a
  8. #152a08
  9. #0e1c05
  10. #070e03
  11. #000000

Tints

#478c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #478c19
  2. #599830
  3. #6ca347
  4. #7eaf5e
  5. #91ba75
  6. #a3c68c
  7. #b5d1a3
  8. #c8ddba
  9. #dae8d1
  10. #edf4e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#478c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #478c19
  2. #4d8b23
  3. #528a2e
  4. #588838
  5. #5e8742
  6. #64864d
  7. #698557
  8. #6f8461
  9. #75826b
  10. #7a8176
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6b8363 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #918000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #887a27 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #448777 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a8508 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #748222 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #45895f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-478c19 {
  color: #478c19;
}
Background
.bg-478c19 {
  background-color: #478c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-478c19 {
  border: 2px solid #478c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #478c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 71 140 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 96 70% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-478c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #478c19, #198c24);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-478c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(71 140 25 / 0.35);
}

#228b22 Forest Green ΔE 4.32 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 4.59 #138808 India Green ΔE 4.64 #568203 Avocado ΔE 5.01 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 6.08 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 6.15 #008000 Green ΔE 6.85 #b873e6 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Forest Green
#478c19  rgb(71, 140, 25)  hsl(96, 70%, 32%)  Forest Green
#5e198c  rgb(94, 25, 140)  hsl(276, 70%, 32%)  Indigo
#19478c  rgb(25, 71, 140)  hsl(216, 70%, 32%)  Yale Blue
#8c1947  rgb(140, 25, 71)  hsl(336, 70%, 32%)  Claret