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#4E8564

#4e8564 ≈ Viridian

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#4e8564 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 39.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 41.35% cyan, 0% magenta, 24.81% yellow and 47.84% black. Its hue angle is 144°, 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 4.83.

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Web safe#669966
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Relative luminance0.1931

Complementary

  1. #4e8564
  2. #854e6f

Split complementary

  1. #4e8564
  2. #7f4e85
  3. #854e53

Analogous

  1. #53854e
  2. #4e8564
  3. #4e857f

Triadic

  1. #4e8564
  2. #644e85
  3. #85644e

Tetradic

  1. #4e8564
  2. #4e6f85
  3. #854e6f
  4. #85644e

Square

  1. #4e8564
  2. #4e5385
  3. #854e6f
  4. #857f4e

Monochromatic

  1. #15251b
  2. #325540
  3. #4e8564
  4. #73ad8a
  5. #a3c9b2

Shades

#4e8564 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e8564
  2. #46785a
  3. #3e6a50
  4. #375d46
  5. #2f503c
  6. #274332
  7. #1f3528
  8. #17281e
  9. #101b14
  10. #080d0a
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e8564 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e8564
  2. #609174
  3. #719d83
  4. #83aa93
  5. #95b6a2
  6. #a7c2b2
  7. #b8cec1
  8. #cadad1
  9. #dce7e0
  10. #edf3f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e8564 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e8564
  2. #538567
  3. #58846a
  4. #5d846c
  5. #62836f
  6. #678372
  7. #6c8275
  8. #718278
  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 #6b7e72 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #847d62 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7c7766 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #42847c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #738063 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6c7d65 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #478473 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e8564 {
  color: #4e8564;
}
Background
.bg-4e8564 {
  background-color: #4e8564;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4e8564 {
  border: 2px solid #4e8564;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e8564;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 133 100;
  --color-primary-hsl: 144 26% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e8564 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e8564, #4e857f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e8564 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 133 100 / 0.35);
}

#40826d Viridian ΔE 4.83 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 6.02 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 8.46 #00755e Tropical Rain Forest ΔE 9.74 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 10.89 #009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 10.94 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 11.66 #b17a9b Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Viridian
#4e8564  rgb(78, 133, 100)  hsl(144, 26%, 41%)  Viridian
#854e6f  rgb(133, 78, 111)  hsl(324, 26%, 41%)  Twilight Lavender
#644e85  rgb(100, 78, 133)  hsl(264, 26%, 41%)  Royal Purple
#85644e  rgb(133, 100, 78)  hsl(24, 26%, 41%)  Raw Umber