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#4E8917

#4e8917 ≈ Avocado

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#4e8917 is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 53.73% green and 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 43.07% cyan, 0% magenta, 83.21% yellow and 46.27% black. Its hue angle is 91.05°, with 71.25% saturation and 31.37% 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 4.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Avocado (#568203), ΔE 3.51.

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Web safe#669900
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Relative luminance0.1957

Complementary

  1. #4e8917
  2. #521789

Split complementary

  1. #4e8917
  2. #191789
  3. #891787

Analogous

  1. #878917
  2. #4e8917
  3. #178919

Triadic

  1. #4e8917
  2. #174e89
  3. #89174e

Tetradic

  1. #4e8917
  2. #178952
  3. #521789
  4. #89174e

Square

  1. #4e8917
  2. #178789
  3. #521789
  4. #891917

Monochromatic

  1. #0a1103
  2. #29470c
  3. #4e8917
  4. #73ca22
  5. #9ae356

Shades

#4e8917 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e8917
  2. #467b15
  3. #3e6e12
  4. #376010
  5. #2f520e
  6. #27450c
  7. #1f3709
  8. #172907
  9. #101b05
  10. #080e02
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e8917 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e8917
  2. #60952e
  3. #71a145
  4. #83ac5d
  5. #95b874
  6. #a7c48b
  7. #b8d0a2
  8. #cadcb9
  9. #dce7d1
  10. #edf3e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e8917 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e8917
  2. #538822
  3. #58872c
  4. #5d8637
  5. #628541
  6. #67854c
  7. #6c8456
  8. #718361
  9. #76826b
  10. #7b8176
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6b8062 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8f7d00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #877925 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4d8374 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a8205 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #748020 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4e865d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e8917 {
  color: #4e8917;
}
Background
.bg-4e8917 {
  background-color: #4e8917;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4e8917 {
  border: 2px solid #4e8917;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e8917;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 137 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 91 71% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e8917 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e8917, #178919);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e8917 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 137 23 / 0.35);
}

#568203 Avocado ΔE 3.51 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 5.23 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 5.24 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 5.47 #138808 India Green ΔE 5.51 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 5.94 #008000 Green ΔE 7.19 #b176e8 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Avocado
#4e8917  rgb(78, 137, 23)  hsl(91, 71%, 31%)  Avocado
#521789  rgb(82, 23, 137)  hsl(271, 71%, 31%)  Indigo
#174e89  rgb(23, 78, 137)  hsl(211, 71%, 31%)  Yale Blue
#89174e  rgb(137, 23, 78)  hsl(331, 71%, 31%)  Pansy Purple