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#4A9E72

#4a9e72 ≈ Shamrock Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#4a9e72 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.02% red, 61.96% green and 44.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 53.16% cyan, 0% magenta, 27.85% yellow and 38.04% black. Its hue angle is 148.57°, with 36.21% saturation and 45.49% 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 6.42:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shamrock Green (#009e60), ΔE 5.32.

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Web safe#339966
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Relative luminance0.2712

Complementary

  1. #4a9e72
  2. #9e4a76

Split complementary

  1. #4a9e72
  2. #9c4a9e
  3. #9e4a4c

Analogous

  1. #4c9e4a
  2. #4a9e72
  3. #4a9e9c

Triadic

  1. #4a9e72
  2. #724a9e
  3. #9e724a

Tetradic

  1. #4a9e72
  2. #4a769e
  3. #9e4a76
  4. #9e724a

Square

  1. #4a9e72
  2. #4a4c9e
  3. #9e4a76
  4. #9e9c4a

Monochromatic

  1. #193627
  2. #326a4c
  3. #4a9e72
  4. #76bf99
  5. #aad7bf

Shades

#4a9e72 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4a9e72
  2. #438e67
  3. #3b7e5b
  4. #346f50
  5. #2c5f44
  6. #254f39
  7. #1e3f2e
  8. #162f22
  9. #0f2017
  10. #07100b
  11. #000000

Tints

#4a9e72 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4a9e72
  2. #5ca880
  3. #6eb18e
  4. #80bb9c
  5. #92c5aa
  6. #a5cfb9
  7. #b7d8c7
  8. #c9e2d5
  9. #dbece3
  10. #edf5f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4a9e72 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4a9e72
  2. #4f9b73
  3. #559875
  4. #5a9576
  5. #609278
  6. #658f79
  7. #6a8c7a
  8. #70897c
  9. #75867d
  10. #7b837f
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8e8e8e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #799584 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9d936f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #918b75 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #309d92 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #849870 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7a9374 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3c9d86 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4a9e72 {
  color: #4a9e72;
}
Background
.bg-4a9e72 {
  background-color: #4a9e72;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4a9e72 {
  border: 2px solid #4a9e72;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4a9e72;
  --color-primary-rgb: 74 158 114;
  --color-primary-hsl: 149 36% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4a9e72 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4a9e72, #4a9e9c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4a9e72 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(74 158 114 / 0.35);
}

#009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 5.32 #00a86b Jade ΔE 5.49 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 5.96 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 6.91 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 7.27 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 7.49 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 9.92 #b5618d Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

Shamrock Green
#4a9e72  rgb(74, 158, 114)  hsl(149, 36%, 45%)  Shamrock Green
#9e4a76  rgb(158, 74, 118)  hsl(329, 36%, 45%)  Twilight Lavender
#724a9e  rgb(114, 74, 158)  hsl(269, 36%, 45%)  Royal Purple
#9e724a  rgb(158, 114, 74)  hsl(29, 36%, 45%)  Cafe au Lait