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#4C8A4E

#4c8a4e ≈ Sea Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#4c8a4e is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.8% red, 54.12% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 44.93% cyan, 0% magenta, 43.48% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 121.94°, with 28.97% saturation and 41.96% 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 5.05:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sea Green (#2e8b57), ΔE 4.61.

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Relative luminance0.2026

Complementary

  1. #4c8a4e
  2. #8a4c88

Split complementary

  1. #4c8a4e
  2. #6d4c8a
  3. #8a4c69

Analogous

  1. #698a4c
  2. #4c8a4e
  3. #4c8a6d

Triadic

  1. #4c8a4e
  2. #4e4c8a
  3. #8a4e4c

Tetradic

  1. #4c8a4e
  2. #4c888a
  3. #8a4c88
  4. #8a4e4c

Square

  1. #4c8a4e
  2. #4c698a
  3. #8a4c88
  4. #8a6d4c

Monochromatic

  1. #162716
  2. #315932
  3. #4c8a4e
  4. #71b174
  5. #a3cca4

Shades

#4c8a4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4c8a4e
  2. #447c46
  3. #3d6e3e
  4. #356137
  5. #2e532f
  6. #264527
  7. #1e371f
  8. #172917
  9. #0f1c10
  10. #080e08
  11. #000000

Tints

#4c8a4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4c8a4e
  2. #5e9660
  3. #70a171
  4. #82ad83
  5. #94b995
  6. #a6c5a7
  7. #b7d0b8
  8. #c9dcca
  9. #dbe8dc
  10. #edf3ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4c8a4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4c8a4e
  2. #518953
  3. #568858
  4. #5c875d
  5. #618662
  6. #668567
  7. #6b846c
  8. #708371
  9. #768276
  10. #7b817b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6c826d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8c804a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #837a52 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #44877b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #78844b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #718150 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #47886c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4c8a4e {
  color: #4c8a4e;
}
Background
.bg-4c8a4e {
  background-color: #4c8a4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4c8a4e {
  border: 2px solid #4c8a4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4c8a4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 76 138 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 122 29% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4c8a4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4c8a4e, #4c8a6d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4c8a4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(76 138 78 / 0.35);
}

#2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 4.61 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 6.39 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 7.56 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 7.73 #009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 8.59 #138808 India Green ΔE 9.44 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 10.09 #b375b1 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Sea Green
#4c8a4e  rgb(76, 138, 78)  hsl(122, 29%, 42%)  Sea Green
#8a4c88  rgb(138, 76, 136)  hsl(302, 29%, 42%)  Deep Plum
#4e4c8a  rgb(78, 76, 138)  hsl(242, 29%, 42%)  Dark Slate Blue
#8a4e4c  rgb(138, 78, 76)  hsl(2, 29%, 42%)  Tuscan Red