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#4BC486

#4bc486 ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#4bc486 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.41% red, 76.86% green and 52.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.73% cyan, 0% magenta, 31.63% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 149.26°, with 50.63% saturation and 53.14% 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 9.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 3.69.

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Web safe#33cc99
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Relative luminance0.427

Complementary

  1. #4bc486
  2. #c44b89

Split complementary

  1. #4bc486
  2. #c34bc4
  3. #c44b4d

Analogous

  1. #4dc44b
  2. #4bc486
  3. #4bc4c3

Triadic

  1. #4bc486
  2. #864bc4
  3. #c4864b

Tetradic

  1. #4bc486
  2. #4b89c4
  3. #c44b89
  4. #c4864b

Square

  1. #4bc486
  2. #4b4dc4
  3. #c44b89
  4. #c4c34b

Monochromatic

  1. #1d593a
  2. #309260
  3. #4bc486
  4. #85d7ad
  5. #beead3

Shades

#4bc486 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4bc486
  2. #44b079
  3. #3c9d6b
  4. #35895e
  5. #2d7650
  6. #266243
  7. #1e4e36
  8. #173b28
  9. #0f271b
  10. #08140d
  11. #000000

Tints

#4bc486 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4bc486
  2. #5dca92
  3. #6fd09e
  4. #81d6aa
  5. #93dcb6
  6. #a5e2c3
  7. #b7e7cf
  8. #c9eddb
  9. #dbf3e7
  10. #edf9f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4bc486 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4bc486
  2. #50bd85
  3. #56b685
  4. #5bb084
  5. #60a984
  6. #66a283
  7. #6b9b82
  8. #709482
  9. #758e81
  10. #7b8781
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #91b8a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3b682 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2aa8a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0bc3b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a0bc84 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #94b588 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #31c3a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4bc486 {
  color: #4bc486;
}
Background
.bg-4bc486 {
  background-color: #4bc486;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4bc486 {
  border: 2px solid #4bc486;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4bc486;
  --color-primary-rgb: 75 196 134;
  --color-primary-hsl: 149 51% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4bc486 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4bc486, #4bc4c3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4bc486 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(75 196 134 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 3.69 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 4.96 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 4.97 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 5.89 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 7.39 #00a86b Jade ΔE 8.60 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.63 #b43b79 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Emerald
#4bc486  rgb(75, 196, 134)  hsl(149, 51%, 53%)  Emerald
#c44b89  rgb(196, 75, 137)  hsl(329, 51%, 53%)  Mulberry
#864bc4  rgb(134, 75, 196)  hsl(269, 51%, 53%)  Dark Orchid
#c4864b  rgb(196, 134, 75)  hsl(29, 51%, 53%)  Peru