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#4E8A42

#4e8a42 ≈ Forest Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#4e8a42 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 54.12% green and 25.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 43.48% cyan, 0% magenta, 52.17% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 110°, with 35.29% saturation and 40% 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 5.04:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Forest Green (#228b22), ΔE 5.76.

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Relative luminance0.2019

Complementary

  1. #4e8a42
  2. #7e428a

Split complementary

  1. #4e8a42
  2. #5a428a
  3. #8a4272

Analogous

  1. #728a42
  2. #4e8a42
  3. #428a5a

Triadic

  1. #4e8a42
  2. #424e8a
  3. #8a424e

Tetradic

  1. #4e8a42
  2. #428a7e
  3. #7e428a
  4. #8a424e

Square

  1. #4e8a42
  2. #42728a
  3. #7e428a
  4. #8a5a42

Monochromatic

  1. #142211
  2. #315629
  3. #4e8a42
  4. #71b564
  5. #a1cd98

Shades

#4e8a42 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e8a42
  2. #467c3b
  3. #3e6e35
  4. #37612e
  5. #2f5328
  6. #274521
  7. #1f371a
  8. #172914
  9. #101c0d
  10. #080e07
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e8a42 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e8a42
  2. #609655
  3. #71a168
  4. #83ad7b
  5. #95b98e
  6. #a7c5a1
  7. #b8d0b3
  8. #cadcc6
  9. #dce8d9
  10. #edf3ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e8a42 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e8a42
  2. #538948
  3. #58884e
  4. #5d8755
  5. #62865b
  6. #678561
  7. #6c8467
  8. #71836d
  9. #768274
  10. #7b817a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6d826a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8d7f3c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #857a47 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #498679 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #79843e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #738145 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4b8868 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e8a42 {
  color: #4e8a42;
}
Background
.bg-4e8a42 {
  background-color: #4e8a42;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4e8a42 {
  border: 2px solid #4e8a42;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e8a42;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 138 66;
  --color-primary-hsl: 110 35% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e8a42 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e8a42, #428a5a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e8a42 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 138 66 / 0.35);
}

#228b22 Forest Green ΔE 5.76 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 5.88 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 6.60 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 6.81 #138808 India Green ΔE 7.52 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 8.15 #568203 Avocado ΔE 8.67 #b175bd Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Forest Green
#4e8a42  rgb(78, 138, 66)  hsl(110, 35%, 40%)  Forest Green
#7e428a  rgb(126, 66, 138)  hsl(290, 35%, 40%)  Deep Plum
#424e8a  rgb(66, 78, 138)  hsl(230, 35%, 40%)  Dark Slate Blue
#8a424e  rgb(138, 66, 78)  hsl(350, 35%, 40%)  Cordovan