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#498C19

#498c19 ≈ Forest Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#498c19 is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 54.9% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 47.86% cyan, 0% magenta, 82.14% yellow and 45.1% black. Its hue angle is 94.96°, with 69.7% saturation and 32.35% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and corporate identities. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Forest Green (#228b22), ΔE 4.6.

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Web safe#339900
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Relative luminance0.2024

Complementary

  1. #498c19
  2. #5c198c

Split complementary

  1. #498c19
  2. #23198c
  3. #8c1982

Analogous

  1. #828c19
  2. #498c19
  3. #198c23

Triadic

  1. #498c19
  2. #19498c
  3. #8c1949

Tetradic

  1. #498c19
  2. #198c5c
  3. #5c198c
  4. #8c1949

Square

  1. #498c19
  2. #19828c
  3. #5c198c
  4. #8c2319

Monochromatic

  1. #091103
  2. #274b0d
  3. #498c19
  4. #6bcd25
  5. #94e25c

Shades

#498c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #498c19
  2. #427e17
  3. #3a7014
  4. #336212
  5. #2c540f
  6. #25460d
  7. #1d380a
  8. #162a08
  9. #0f1c05
  10. #070e03
  11. #000000

Tints

#498c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #498c19
  2. #5b9830
  3. #6da347
  4. #80af5e
  5. #92ba75
  6. #a4c68c
  7. #b6d1a3
  8. #c8ddba
  9. #dbe8d1
  10. #edf4e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#498c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #498c19
  2. #4f8b23
  3. #548a2e
  4. #5a8838
  5. #5f8742
  6. #65864d
  7. #6a8557
  8. #708461
  9. #75826b
  10. #7b8176
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.05:1 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 #468677 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b8508 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #748222 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #47895f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-498c19 {
  color: #498c19;
}
Background
.bg-498c19 {
  background-color: #498c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-498c19 {
  border: 2px solid #498c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #498c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 140 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 95 70% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-498c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #498c19, #198c23);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-498c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 140 25 / 0.35);
}

#228b22 Forest Green ΔE 4.60 #568203 Avocado ΔE 4.83 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 4.85 #138808 India Green ΔE 4.90 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 5.80 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 6.13 #008000 Green ΔE 7.07 #b673e6 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Forest Green
#498c19  rgb(73, 140, 25)  hsl(95, 70%, 32%)  Forest Green
#5c198c  rgb(92, 25, 140)  hsl(275, 70%, 32%)  Indigo
#19498c  rgb(25, 73, 140)  hsl(215, 70%, 32%)  Yale Blue
#8c1949  rgb(140, 25, 73)  hsl(335, 70%, 32%)  Pansy Purple