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Avocado

#568203

HEX#568203
RGB86, 130, 3
HSL81°, 95%, 26%
CMYK34%, 0%, 98%, 49%
Relative luminance0.18

Text contrast

Aa

On white

4.58:1 Passes AA

Aa

On black

4.59:1 Passes AA

Colours that work with it

Complement

#2F0381

Analogous

#816E03#168103

Triadic

#035581#810355

Shade scale

50100200300400500600700800

Seen with colour blindness

ProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia

How to read this

  • A hex code writes red, green and blue as two hexadecimal digits each. #ff0000 is red at full strength and the others at zero.
  • HSL states hue (0–360°), saturation and lightness. Nudging a colour brighter means changing one number, which is why it is easier to work with by hand.
  • Text contrast follows WCAG. Body-size text needs 4.5:1 or better, and 21:1 between white and black is the maximum possible.
  • The colour-blindness row computes how this colour appears under three types of colour vision deficiency — the reason never to encode information in colour alone.

Frequently asked questions

Q. What is the hex code for Avocado?

#568203. That is 86, 130, 3 in RGB, and hue 81°, saturation 95%, lightness 26% in HSL.

Q. Should text on Avocado be white or black?

Black. Contrast against white is 4.58:1 and against black 4.59:1, so take the higher one if body-size text has to be readable.

Q. What is the complement of Avocado?

#2F0381, sitting 180° across the colour wheel. Side by side the two push against each other hardest, which makes it a good accent but tiring over large areas.

Q. Can I send these CMYK values straight to print?

The computed values are C 34% · M 0% · Y 98% · K 49%. Real printing depends on paper and ink, so check against the printer's swatch book when the colour matters.

Q. Is this colour distinguishable with colour blindness?

It appears as #696922 with protanopia, #676329 with deuteranopia and #583A3F with tritanopia. Where those values converge with another colour, add a shape or a label instead of relying on hue.

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