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#4BC56D

#4bc56d ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#4bc56d is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.41% red, 77.25% green and 42.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.93% cyan, 0% magenta, 44.67% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 136.72°, with 51.26% saturation and 53.33% 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 9.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 1.73.

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Web safe#33cc66
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Relative luminance0.4253

Complementary

  1. #4bc56d
  2. #c54ba3

Split complementary

  1. #4bc56d
  2. #aa4bc5
  3. #c54b66

Analogous

  1. #66c54b
  2. #4bc56d
  3. #4bc5aa

Triadic

  1. #4bc56d
  2. #6d4bc5
  3. #c56d4b

Tetradic

  1. #4bc56d
  2. #4ba3c5
  3. #c54ba3
  4. #c56d4b

Square

  1. #4bc56d
  2. #4b66c5
  3. #c54ba3
  4. #c5aa4b

Monochromatic

  1. #1d5a2e
  2. #30944c
  3. #4bc56d
  4. #85d89c
  5. #bfeacb

Shades

#4bc56d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4bc56d
  2. #44b162
  3. #3c9e57
  4. #358a4c
  5. #2d7641
  6. #266337
  7. #1e4f2c
  8. #173b21
  9. #0f2716
  10. #08140b
  11. #000000

Tints

#4bc56d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4bc56d
  2. #5dcb7c
  3. #6fd18a
  4. #81d699
  5. #93dca7
  6. #a5e2b6
  7. #b7e8c5
  8. #c9eed3
  9. #dbf3e2
  10. #edf9f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4bc56d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4bc56d
  2. #50be6f
  3. #56b771
  4. #5bb073
  5. #60a975
  6. #66a377
  7. #6b9c78
  8. #70957a
  9. #758e7c
  10. #7b877e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #91b899 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6b566 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b7aa73 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #25c2b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a3bc69 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #97b571 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #38c39a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4bc56d {
  color: #4bc56d;
}
Background
.bg-4bc56d {
  background-color: #4bc56d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4bc56d {
  border: 2px solid #4bc56d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4bc56d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 75 197 109;
  --color-primary-hsl: 137 51% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4bc56d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4bc56d, #4bc5aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4bc56d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(75 197 109 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 1.73 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 4.93 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 6.04 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 7.16 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 7.40 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 7.98 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.89 #b43a92 Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Emerald
#4bc56d  rgb(75, 197, 109)  hsl(137, 51%, 53%)  Emerald
#c54ba3  rgb(197, 75, 163)  hsl(317, 51%, 53%)  Mulberry
#6d4bc5  rgb(109, 75, 197)  hsl(257, 51%, 53%)  Iris
#c56d4b  rgb(197, 109, 75)  hsl(17, 51%, 53%)  Terra Cotta