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#4E8B4E

#4e8b4e ≈ Sea Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#4e8b4e is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 54.51% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 43.88% cyan, 0% magenta, 43.88% yellow and 45.49% black. Its hue angle is 120°, with 28.11% saturation and 42.55% 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 5.13:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sea Green (#2e8b57), ΔE 4.95.

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Relative luminance0.2063

Complementary

  1. #4e8b4e
  2. #8b4e8b

Split complementary

  1. #4e8b4e
  2. #6d4e8b
  3. #8b4e6d

Analogous

  1. #6d8b4e
  2. #4e8b4e
  3. #4e8b6d

Triadic

  1. #4e8b4e
  2. #4e4e8b
  3. #8b4e4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e8b4e
  2. #4e8b8b
  3. #8b4e8b
  4. #8b4e4e

Square

  1. #4e8b4e
  2. #4e6d8b
  3. #8b4e8b
  4. #8b6d4e

Monochromatic

  1. #172917
  2. #335a33
  3. #4e8b4e
  4. #74b174
  5. #a5cda5

Shades

#4e8b4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e8b4e
  2. #467d46
  3. #3e6f3e
  4. #376137
  5. #2f532f
  6. #274627
  7. #1f381f
  8. #172a17
  9. #101c10
  10. #080e08
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e8b4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e8b4e
  2. #609760
  3. #71a271
  4. #83ae83
  5. #95b995
  6. #a7c5a7
  7. #b8d1b8
  8. #cadcca
  9. #dce8dc
  10. #edf3ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e8b4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e8b4e
  2. #538a53
  3. #588958
  4. #5d885d
  5. #628762
  6. #678667
  7. #6c846c
  8. #718371
  9. #768276
  10. #7b817b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6d836d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8d8149 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #857b52 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #47887c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #79854b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #738250 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4a896d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e8b4e {
  color: #4e8b4e;
}
Background
.bg-4e8b4e {
  background-color: #4e8b4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4e8b4e {
  border: 2px solid #4e8b4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e8b4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 139 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 120 28% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e8b4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e8b4e, #4e8b6d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e8b4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 139 78 / 0.35);
}

#2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 4.95 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 6.68 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 7.52 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 7.75 #009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 8.54 #138808 India Green ΔE 9.43 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 9.97 #b174b1 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Sea Green
#4e8b4e  rgb(78, 139, 78)  hsl(120, 28%, 43%)  Sea Green
#8b4e8b  rgb(139, 78, 139)  hsl(300, 28%, 43%)  Deep Plum
#4e4e8b  rgb(78, 78, 139)  hsl(240, 28%, 43%)  Dark Slate Blue
#8b4e4e  rgb(139, 78, 78)  hsl(0, 28%, 43%)  Tuscan Red