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#4E894E

#4e894e ≈ Sea Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#4e894e is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 53.73% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 43.07% cyan, 0% magenta, 43.07% yellow and 46.27% black. Its hue angle is 120°, with 27.44% saturation and 42.16% 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 5.01:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sea Green (#2e8b57), ΔE 4.88.

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Web safe#669966
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Relative luminance0.2006

Complementary

  1. #4e894e
  2. #894e89

Split complementary

  1. #4e894e
  2. #6c4e89
  3. #894e6c

Analogous

  1. #6c894e
  2. #4e894e
  3. #4e896c

Triadic

  1. #4e894e
  2. #4e4e89
  3. #894e4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e894e
  2. #4e8989
  3. #894e89
  4. #894e4e

Square

  1. #4e894e
  2. #4e6c89
  3. #894e89
  4. #896c4e

Monochromatic

  1. #162816
  2. #325832
  3. #4e894e
  4. #74b074
  5. #a5cba5

Shades

#4e894e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e894e
  2. #467b46
  3. #3e6e3e
  4. #376037
  5. #2f522f
  6. #274527
  7. #1f371f
  8. #172917
  9. #101b10
  10. #080e08
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e894e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e894e
  2. #609560
  3. #71a171
  4. #83ac83
  5. #95b895
  6. #a7c4a7
  7. #b8d0b8
  8. #cadcca
  9. #dce7dc
  10. #edf3ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e894e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e894e
  2. #538853
  3. #588758
  4. #5d865d
  5. #628562
  6. #678567
  7. #6c846c
  8. #718371
  9. #768276
  10. #7b817b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6c816c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8b7f4a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #837a52 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #47867b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #77834b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #718050 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4a876b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e894e {
  color: #4e894e;
}
Background
.bg-4e894e {
  background-color: #4e894e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4e894e {
  border: 2px solid #4e894e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e894e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 137 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 120 27% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e894e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e894e, #4e896c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e894e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 137 78 / 0.35);
}

#2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 4.88 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 5.98 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 7.50 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 7.79 #009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 9.04 #138808 India Green ΔE 9.61 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 10.34 #b176b1 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Sea Green
#4e894e  rgb(78, 137, 78)  hsl(120, 27%, 42%)  Sea Green
#894e89  rgb(137, 78, 137)  hsl(300, 27%, 42%)  Deep Plum
#4e4e89  rgb(78, 78, 137)  hsl(240, 27%, 42%)  Dark Slate Blue
#894e4e  rgb(137, 78, 78)  hsl(0, 27%, 42%)  Tuscan Red