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#4B8B4E

#4b8b4e ≈ Sea Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#4b8b4e is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.41% red, 54.51% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 46.04% cyan, 0% magenta, 43.88% yellow and 45.49% black. Its hue angle is 122.81°, with 29.91% saturation and 41.96% 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 5.1:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sea Green (#2e8b57), ΔE 4.53.

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Relative luminance0.2051

Complementary

  1. #4b8b4e
  2. #8b4b88

Split complementary

  1. #4b8b4e
  2. #6e4b8b
  3. #8b4b68

Analogous

  1. #688b4b
  2. #4b8b4e
  3. #4b8b6e

Triadic

  1. #4b8b4e
  2. #4e4b8b
  3. #8b4e4b

Tetradic

  1. #4b8b4e
  2. #4b888b
  3. #8b4b88
  4. #8b4e4b

Square

  1. #4b8b4e
  2. #4b688b
  3. #8b4b88
  4. #8b6e4b

Monochromatic

  1. #152816
  2. #305932
  3. #4b8b4e
  4. #70b273
  5. #a2cda4

Shades

#4b8b4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4b8b4e
  2. #447d46
  3. #3c6f3e
  4. #356137
  5. #2d532f
  6. #264627
  7. #1e381f
  8. #172a17
  9. #0f1c10
  10. #080e08
  11. #000000

Tints

#4b8b4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4b8b4e
  2. #5d9760
  3. #6fa271
  4. #81ae83
  5. #93b995
  6. #a5c5a7
  7. #b7d1b8
  8. #c9dcca
  9. #dbe8dc
  10. #edf3ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4b8b4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4b8b4e
  2. #508a53
  3. #568958
  4. #5b885d
  5. #608762
  6. #668667
  7. #6b846c
  8. #708371
  9. #758276
  10. #7b817b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6c836d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8d8149 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #847b52 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #42887c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #78854b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #718250 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #46896d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4b8b4e {
  color: #4b8b4e;
}
Background
.bg-4b8b4e {
  background-color: #4b8b4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4b8b4e {
  border: 2px solid #4b8b4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4b8b4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 75 139 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 123 30% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4b8b4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4b8b4e, #4b8b6e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4b8b4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(75 139 78 / 0.35);
}

#2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 4.53 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 6.77 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 7.39 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 7.92 #009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 8.25 #138808 India Green ΔE 9.33 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 9.88 #b474b1 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Sea Green
#4b8b4e  rgb(75, 139, 78)  hsl(123, 30%, 42%)  Sea Green
#8b4b88  rgb(139, 75, 136)  hsl(303, 30%, 42%)  Deep Plum
#4e4b8b  rgb(78, 75, 139)  hsl(243, 30%, 42%)  Dark Slate Blue
#8b4e4b  rgb(139, 78, 75)  hsl(3, 30%, 42%)  Tuscan Red