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#4BC178

#4bc178 ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#4bc178 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.41% red, 75.69% green and 47.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.14% cyan, 0% magenta, 37.82% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 142.88°, with 48.76% saturation and 52.55% 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 9.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 2.11.

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Web safe#33cc66
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Relative luminance0.4099

Complementary

  1. #4bc178
  2. #c14b94

Split complementary

  1. #4bc178
  2. #b34bc1
  3. #c14b59

Analogous

  1. #59c14b
  2. #4bc178
  3. #4bc1b3

Triadic

  1. #4bc178
  2. #784bc1
  3. #c1784b

Tetradic

  1. #4bc178
  2. #4b94c1
  3. #c14b94
  4. #c1784b

Square

  1. #4bc178
  2. #4b59c1
  3. #c14b94
  4. #c1b34b

Monochromatic

  1. #1d5633
  2. #318e55
  3. #4bc178
  4. #84d5a3
  5. #bde8cd

Shades

#4bc178 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4bc178
  2. #44ae6c
  3. #3c9a60
  4. #358754
  5. #2d7448
  6. #26613c
  7. #1e4d30
  8. #173a24
  9. #0f2718
  10. #08130c
  11. #000000

Tints

#4bc178 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4bc178
  2. #5dc786
  3. #6fcd93
  4. #81d4a1
  5. #93daae
  6. #a5e0bc
  7. #b7e6c9
  8. #c9ecd7
  9. #dbf3e4
  10. #edf9f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4bc178 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4bc178
  2. #50bb79
  3. #56b47a
  4. #5bae7a
  5. #60a77b
  6. #66a17c
  7. #6b9a7d
  8. #70947e
  9. #758d7e
  10. #7b877f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8fb59a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c1b273 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b1a77d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1fbfaf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9fb875 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #93b27b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #36c09c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4bc178 {
  color: #4bc178;
}
Background
.bg-4bc178 {
  background-color: #4bc178;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4bc178 {
  border: 2px solid #4bc178;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4bc178;
  --color-primary-rgb: 75 193 120;
  --color-primary-hsl: 143 49% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4bc178 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4bc178, #4bc1b3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4bc178 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(75 193 120 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 2.11 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 4.06 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 6.62 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 7.28 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 7.35 #00a86b Jade ΔE 8.14 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 9.04 #b43e87 Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Emerald
#4bc178  rgb(75, 193, 120)  hsl(143, 49%, 53%)  Emerald
#c14b94  rgb(193, 75, 148)  hsl(323, 49%, 53%)  Mulberry
#784bc1  rgb(120, 75, 193)  hsl(263, 49%, 53%)  Royal Purple
#c1784b  rgb(193, 120, 75)  hsl(23, 49%, 53%)  Copper