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#4E8A4E

#4e8a4e ≈ Sea Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#4e8a4e is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 54.12% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 43.48% cyan, 0% magenta, 43.48% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 120°, with 27.78% saturation and 42.35% 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 5.07:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sea Green (#2e8b57), ΔE 4.9.

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Relative luminance0.2035

Complementary

  1. #4e8a4e
  2. #8a4e8a

Split complementary

  1. #4e8a4e
  2. #6c4e8a
  3. #8a4e6c

Analogous

  1. #6c8a4e
  2. #4e8a4e
  3. #4e8a6c

Triadic

  1. #4e8a4e
  2. #4e4e8a
  3. #8a4e4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e8a4e
  2. #4e8a8a
  3. #8a4e8a
  4. #8a4e4e

Square

  1. #4e8a4e
  2. #4e6c8a
  3. #8a4e8a
  4. #8a6c4e

Monochromatic

  1. #172817
  2. #325932
  3. #4e8a4e
  4. #74b074
  5. #a5cca5

Shades

#4e8a4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e8a4e
  2. #467c46
  3. #3e6e3e
  4. #376137
  5. #2f532f
  6. #274527
  7. #1f371f
  8. #172917
  9. #101c10
  10. #080e08
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e8a4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e8a4e
  2. #609660
  3. #71a171
  4. #83ad83
  5. #95b995
  6. #a7c5a7
  7. #b8d0b8
  8. #cadcca
  9. #dce8dc
  10. #edf3ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e8a4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e8a4e
  2. #538953
  3. #588858
  4. #5d875d
  5. #628662
  6. #678567
  7. #6c846c
  8. #718371
  9. #768276
  10. #7b817b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6d826d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8c804a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #847a52 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #47877b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #78844b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #728150 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4a886c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e8a4e {
  color: #4e8a4e;
}
Background
.bg-4e8a4e {
  background-color: #4e8a4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4e8a4e {
  border: 2px solid #4e8a4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e8a4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 138 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 120 28% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e8a4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e8a4e, #4e8a6c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e8a4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 138 78 / 0.35);
}

#2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 4.90 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 6.33 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 7.61 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 7.65 #009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 8.78 #138808 India Green ΔE 9.52 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 10.15 #b175b1 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Sea Green
#4e8a4e  rgb(78, 138, 78)  hsl(120, 28%, 42%)  Sea Green
#8a4e8a  rgb(138, 78, 138)  hsl(300, 28%, 42%)  Deep Plum
#4e4e8a  rgb(78, 78, 138)  hsl(240, 28%, 42%)  Dark Slate Blue
#8a4e4e  rgb(138, 78, 78)  hsl(0, 28%, 42%)  Tuscan Red