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#4ECC8A

#4ecc8a ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#4ecc8a is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 80% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.76% cyan, 0% magenta, 32.35% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 148.57°, with 55.26% saturation and 55.29% 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 10.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 3.24.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#66cc99
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Relative luminance0.4664

Complementary

  1. #4ecc8a
  2. #cc4e90

Split complementary

  1. #4ecc8a
  2. #c94ecc
  3. #cc4e51

Analogous

  1. #51cc4e
  2. #4ecc8a
  3. #4eccc9

Triadic

  1. #4ecc8a
  2. #8a4ecc
  3. #cc8a4e

Tetradic

  1. #4ecc8a
  2. #4e90cc
  3. #cc4e90
  4. #cc8a4e

Square

  1. #4ecc8a
  2. #4e51cc
  3. #cc4e90
  4. #ccc94e

Monochromatic

  1. #1d643f
  2. #2ea064
  3. #4ecc8a
  4. #89ddb1
  5. #c5eed9

Shades

#4ecc8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4ecc8a
  2. #46b87c
  3. #3ea36e
  4. #378f61
  5. #2f7a53
  6. #276645
  7. #1f5237
  8. #173d29
  9. #10291c
  10. #08140e
  11. #000000

Tints

#4ecc8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4ecc8a
  2. #60d196
  3. #71d6a1
  4. #83dbad
  5. #95e0b9
  6. #a7e6c5
  7. #b8ebd0
  8. #caf0dc
  9. #dcf5e8
  10. #edfaf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4ecc8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4ecc8a
  2. #53c489
  3. #58bd88
  4. #5db587
  5. #62ae86
  6. #67a685
  7. #6c9e84
  8. #719783
  9. #768f82
  10. #7b8881
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #97bfa6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cbbd86 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bab18e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0dcabb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a7c388 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9abc8d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #33cba9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4ecc8a {
  color: #4ecc8a;
}
Background
.bg-4ecc8a {
  background-color: #4ecc8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4ecc8a {
  border: 2px solid #4ecc8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4ecc8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 204 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 149 55% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4ecc8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4ecc8a, #4eccc9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4ecc8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 204 138 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 3.24 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 5.01 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 6.83 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 7.42 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 7.77 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.46 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 8.53 #b13375 Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Emerald
#4ecc8a  rgb(78, 204, 138)  hsl(149, 55%, 55%)  Emerald
#cc4e90  rgb(204, 78, 144)  hsl(329, 55%, 55%)  Mulberry
#8a4ecc  rgb(138, 78, 204)  hsl(269, 55%, 55%)  Dark Orchid
#cc8a4e  rgb(204, 138, 78)  hsl(29, 55%, 55%)  Peru