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#4E8563

#4e8563 ≈ Viridian

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#4e8563 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 52.16% green and 38.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 41.35% cyan, 0% magenta, 25.56% yellow and 47.84% black. Its hue angle is 142.91°, with 26.07% saturation and 41.37% 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 4.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Viridian (#40826d), ΔE 5.1.

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Web safe#669966
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Relative luminance0.193

Complementary

  1. #4e8563
  2. #854e70

Split complementary

  1. #4e8563
  2. #7e4e85
  3. #854e54

Analogous

  1. #54854e
  2. #4e8563
  3. #4e857e

Triadic

  1. #4e8563
  2. #634e85
  3. #85634e

Tetradic

  1. #4e8563
  2. #4e7085
  3. #854e70
  4. #85634e

Square

  1. #4e8563
  2. #4e5485
  3. #854e70
  4. #857e4e

Monochromatic

  1. #15251b
  2. #32553f
  3. #4e8563
  4. #73ad89
  5. #a3c9b1

Shades

#4e8563 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e8563
  2. #467859
  3. #3e6a4f
  4. #375d45
  5. #2f503b
  6. #274332
  7. #1f3528
  8. #17281e
  9. #101b14
  10. #080d0a
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e8563 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e8563
  2. #609173
  3. #719d82
  4. #83aa92
  5. #95b6a1
  6. #a7c2b1
  7. #b8cec1
  8. #cadad0
  9. #dce7e0
  10. #edf3ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e8563 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e8563
  2. #538566
  3. #588469
  4. #5d846c
  5. #62836f
  6. #678372
  7. #6c8274
  8. #718277
  9. #76817a
  10. #7b817d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6b7e71 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #857d61 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7c7765 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #43847c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #738062 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6c7d64 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #478473 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e8563 {
  color: #4e8563;
}
Background
.bg-4e8563 {
  background-color: #4e8563;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4e8563 {
  border: 2px solid #4e8563;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e8563;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 133 99;
  --color-primary-hsl: 143 26% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e8563 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e8563, #4e857e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e8563 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 133 99 / 0.35);
}

#40826d Viridian ΔE 5.10 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 5.82 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 8.20 #00755e Tropical Rain Forest ΔE 9.86 #009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 10.82 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 11.02 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 11.90 #b17a9c Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Viridian
#4e8563  rgb(78, 133, 99)  hsl(143, 26%, 41%)  Viridian
#854e70  rgb(133, 78, 112)  hsl(323, 26%, 41%)  Twilight Lavender
#634e85  rgb(99, 78, 133)  hsl(263, 26%, 41%)  Royal Purple
#85634e  rgb(133, 99, 78)  hsl(23, 26%, 41%)  Raw Umber