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#004B2A

#004b2a ≈ British Racing Green

  • teal
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#004b2a is a color from the teal family, with very low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 29.41% green and 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 70.59% black. Its hue angle is 153.6°, with 100% saturation and 14.71% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with clarity, calm and renewal. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is British Racing Green (#004225), ΔE 2.89.

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Relative luminance0.052

Complementary

  1. #004b2a
  2. #4b0021

Split complementary

  1. #004b2a
  2. #4b0047
  3. #4b0500

Analogous

  1. #004b05
  2. #004b2a
  3. #00474b

Triadic

  1. #004b2a
  2. #2a004b
  3. #4b2a00

Tetradic

  1. #004b2a
  2. #00214b
  3. #4b0021
  4. #4b2a00

Square

  1. #004b2a
  2. #05004b
  3. #4b0021
  4. #474b00

Monochromatic

  1. #00140b
  2. #00140b
  3. #004b2a
  4. #009855
  5. #00e480

Shades

#004b2a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #004b2a
  2. #004426
  3. #003c22
  4. #00351d
  5. #002d19
  6. #002615
  7. #001e11
  8. #00170d
  9. #000f08
  10. #000804
  11. #000000

Tints

#004b2a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #004b2a
  2. #1a5d3f
  3. #336f55
  4. #4d816a
  5. #66937f
  6. #80a595
  7. #99b7aa
  8. #b3c9bf
  9. #ccdbd4
  10. #e6edea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#004b2a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #004b2a
  2. #0d5033
  3. #1a563b
  4. #265b44
  5. #33604c
  6. #406655
  7. #4d6b5e
  8. #5a7066
  9. #66756f
  10. #737b77
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #404040 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #314539 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4a4428 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #423e2c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004a43 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #394729 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #33442b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004b3a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-004b2a {
  color: #004b2a;
}
Background
.bg-004b2a {
  background-color: #004b2a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-004b2a {
  border: 2px solid #004b2a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #004b2a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 75 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 154 100% 15%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-004b2a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #004b2a, #00474b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-004b2a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 75 42 / 0.35);
}

#004225 British Racing Green ΔE 2.89 #355e3b Hunter Green ΔE 7.97 #123524 Phthalo Green ΔE 8.89 #006b3c Cadmium Green ΔE 10.38 #195905 Lincoln Green ΔE 11.16 #006400 Dark Green ΔE 13.50 #444c38 Rifle Green ΔE 13.82 #ffb4d5 Inverted #404040 Grayscale 

British Racing Green
#004b2a  rgb(0, 75, 42)  hsl(154, 100%, 15%)  British Racing Green
#4b0021  rgb(75, 0, 33)  hsl(334, 100%, 15%)  Tyrian Purple
#2a004b  rgb(42, 0, 75)  hsl(274, 100%, 15%)  Persian Indigo
#4b2a00  rgb(75, 42, 0)  hsl(34, 100%, 15%)  Sepia