Light Forest Green is a medium dark medium bright shade of Green. It belongs to the color family Pastel Green, and it has medium lightness and medium saturation. Light Forest Green effect can vary from warm to cool, depending on what colors it is paired with.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Light Forest Green is #4F9153.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Light Forest Green has 31%% Red, 57% Green, and 33% Blue.
Light Forest Green has 124° Hue, 46% Saturation, and 57% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Light Forest Green has 124° Hue, 29% Saturation, and 44% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Light Forest Green has 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow, and 43% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#4F9153 |
|
RGB |
(79, 145, 83) |
(31%, 57%, 33%) |
HSV |
(124°, 46, 57) |
(34%, 46%, 57%) |
HSL |
(124°, 29, 44) |
(34%, 29%, 44%) |
CMYK |
(46, 0, 43, 43) |
(46%, 0%, 43%, 43%) |
The natural luminance of Light Forest Green is 22%, which is low.
Light Forest Green has a higher contrast with black than white.
Light Forest Green and black have a 5.5:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AA requirement. These colors are suitable for titles.
Light Forest Green and white have a 3.8:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
22% |
AA (5.5) |
insufficient (3.8) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Light Forest Green paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 25% Green, 1% Cyan, 43% Black, 31% White, as shown below.
Yellow
0%
Red
0%
Green
25%
Blue
0%
Cyan
1%
Magenta
0%
Black
43%
White
31%
To mix Light Forest Green paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 13% Cyan, 13% Yellow, 43% Black, 31% White, as shown below.
Cyan
13%
Magenta
0%
Yellow
13%
Black
43%
White
31%
Colors similar to Light Forest Green are: Forest Green, Dark Sage, Hippie Green, Fern Green, and Muted Green. Forest Green is more cyan than Light Forest Green. Dark Sage is more yellow and paler and darker than Light Forest Green. Hippie Green is more yellow and paler and darker than Light Forest Green. Fern Green is more yellow and brighter than Light Forest Green. Muted Green is more yellow and brighter and lighter than Light Forest Green.