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#4E8A2E

#4e8a2e ≈ Forest Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#4e8a2e is a color from the green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 54.12% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 43.48% cyan, 0% magenta, 66.67% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 99.13°, with 50% saturation and 36.08% 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 5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Forest Green (#228b22), ΔE 4.54.

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Relative luminance0.1999

Complementary

  1. #4e8a2e
  2. #6a2e8a

Split complementary

  1. #4e8a2e
  2. #3c2e8a
  3. #8a2e7c

Analogous

  1. #7c8a2e
  2. #4e8a2e
  3. #2e8a3c

Triadic

  1. #4e8a2e
  2. #2e4e8a
  3. #8a2e4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e8a2e
  2. #2e8a6a
  3. #6a2e8a
  4. #8a2e4e

Square

  1. #4e8a2e
  2. #2e7c8a
  3. #6a2e8a
  4. #8a3c2e

Monochromatic

  1. #0d1708
  2. #2e511b
  3. #4e8a2e
  4. #6fc144
  5. #9bd47d

Shades

#4e8a2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e8a2e
  2. #467c29
  3. #3e6e25
  4. #376120
  5. #2f531c
  6. #274517
  7. #1f3712
  8. #17290e
  9. #101c09
  10. #080e05
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e8a2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e8a2e
  2. #609643
  3. #71a158
  4. #83ad6d
  5. #95b982
  6. #a7c597
  7. #b8d0ab
  8. #cadcc0
  9. #dce8d5
  10. #edf3ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e8a2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e8a2e
  2. #538936
  3. #58883e
  4. #5d8747
  5. #62864f
  6. #678557
  7. #6c845f
  8. #718367
  9. #768270
  10. #7b8178
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6c8265 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8f7f22 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #877a36 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4b8577 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a8327 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #748133 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4c8762 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e8a2e {
  color: #4e8a2e;
}
Background
.bg-4e8a2e {
  background-color: #4e8a2e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4e8a2e {
  border: 2px solid #4e8a2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e8a2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 138 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 99 50% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e8a2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e8a2e, #2e8a3c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e8a2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 138 46 / 0.35);
}

#228b22 Forest Green ΔE 4.54 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 4.79 #138808 India Green ΔE 5.62 #568203 Avocado ΔE 5.67 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 6.14 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 6.31 #008000 Green ΔE 7.38 #b175d1 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Forest Green
#4e8a2e  rgb(78, 138, 46)  hsl(99, 50%, 36%)  Forest Green
#6a2e8a  rgb(106, 46, 138)  hsl(279, 50%, 36%)  Eminence
#2e4e8a  rgb(46, 78, 138)  hsl(219, 50%, 36%)  Yale Blue
#8a2e4e  rgb(138, 46, 78)  hsl(339, 50%, 36%)  Boysenberry