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#4BC261

#4bc261 ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#4bc261 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.41% red, 76.08% green and 38.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.34% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 131.09°, with 49.38% saturation and 52.75% 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 9.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 3.58.

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Web safe#33cc66
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Relative luminance0.4094

Complementary

  1. #4bc261
  2. #c24bac

Split complementary

  1. #4bc261
  2. #9d4bc2
  3. #c24b71

Analogous

  1. #71c24b
  2. #4bc261
  3. #4bc29d

Triadic

  1. #4bc261
  2. #614bc2
  3. #c2614b

Tetradic

  1. #4bc261
  2. #4bacc2
  3. #c24bac
  4. #c2614b

Square

  1. #4bc261
  2. #4b71c2
  3. #c24bac
  4. #c29d4b

Monochromatic

  1. #1d5728
  2. #319042
  3. #4bc261
  4. #84d593
  5. #bde9c5

Shades

#4bc261 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4bc261
  2. #44af57
  3. #3c9b4e
  4. #358844
  5. #2d743a
  6. #266131
  7. #1e4e27
  8. #173a1d
  9. #0f2713
  10. #08130a
  11. #000000

Tints

#4bc261 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4bc261
  2. #5dc871
  3. #6fce81
  4. #81d490
  5. #93daa0
  6. #a5e1b0
  7. #b7e7c0
  8. #c9edd0
  9. #dbf3df
  10. #edf9ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4bc261 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4bc261
  2. #50bb64
  3. #56b567
  4. #5bae6a
  5. #60a86d
  6. #66a171
  7. #6b9a74
  8. #709477
  9. #758d7a
  10. #7b877d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8fb593 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c4b259 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5a768 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2cbeab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a2b95c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #96b365 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3bc093 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4bc261 {
  color: #4bc261;
}
Background
.bg-4bc261 {
  background-color: #4bc261;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4bc261 {
  border: 2px solid #4bc261;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4bc261;
  --color-primary-rgb: 75 194 97;
  --color-primary-hsl: 131 49% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4bc261 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4bc261, #4bc29d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4bc261 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(75 194 97 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 3.58 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 4.23 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 6.65 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 6.67 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 7.03 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 7.50 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 8.00 #b43d9e Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Emerald
#4bc261  rgb(75, 194, 97)  hsl(131, 49%, 53%)  Emerald
#c24bac  rgb(194, 75, 172)  hsl(311, 49%, 53%)  Mulberry
#614bc2  rgb(97, 75, 194)  hsl(251, 49%, 53%)  Iris
#c2614b  rgb(194, 97, 75)  hsl(11, 49%, 53%)  Indian Red