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#4BDC8A

#4bdc8a ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#4bdc8a is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.41% red, 86.27% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.91% cyan, 0% magenta, 37.27% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 146.07°, with 67.44% saturation and 57.84% 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 11.9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 4.95.

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Web safe#33cc99
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Relative luminance0.5452

Complementary

  1. #4bdc8a
  2. #dc4b9d

Split complementary

  1. #4bdc8a
  2. #d24bdc
  3. #dc4b54

Analogous

  1. #54dc4b
  2. #4bdc8a
  3. #4bdcd2

Triadic

  1. #4bdc8a
  2. #8a4bdc
  3. #dc8a4b

Tetradic

  1. #4bdc8a
  2. #4b9ddc
  3. #dc4b9d
  4. #dc8a4b

Square

  1. #4bdc8a
  2. #4b54dc
  3. #dc4b9d
  4. #dcd24b

Monochromatic

  1. #177741
  2. #24b764
  3. #4bdc8a
  4. #8be8b4
  5. #cbf5dd

Shades

#4bdc8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4bdc8a
  2. #44c67c
  3. #3cb06e
  4. #359a61
  5. #2d8453
  6. #266e45
  7. #1e5837
  8. #174229
  9. #0f2c1c
  10. #08160e
  11. #000000

Tints

#4bdc8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4bdc8a
  2. #5de096
  3. #6fe3a1
  4. #81e7ad
  5. #93eab9
  6. #a5eec5
  7. #b7f1d0
  8. #c9f5dc
  9. #dbf8e8
  10. #edfcf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4bdc8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4bdc8a
  2. #50d389
  3. #56ca88
  4. #5bc087
  5. #60b786
  6. #66ae85
  7. #6ba584
  8. #709c83
  9. #759282
  10. #7b8981
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a1cdaf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dbcb85 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c9be8f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00dac7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b4d287 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a5cb8d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #28dbb2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4bdc8a {
  color: #4bdc8a;
}
Background
.bg-4bdc8a {
  background-color: #4bdc8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4bdc8a {
  border: 2px solid #4bdc8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4bdc8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 75 220 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 146 67% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4bdc8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4bdc8a, #4bdcd2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4bdc8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(75 220 138 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 4.95 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 5.81 #00fa9a Medium Spring Green ΔE 6.78 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 7.56 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 7.69 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 7.85 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.94 #b42375 Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Emerald
#4bdc8a  rgb(75, 220, 138)  hsl(146, 67%, 58%)  Emerald
#dc4b9d  rgb(220, 75, 157)  hsl(326, 67%, 58%)  Mulberry
#8a4bdc  rgb(138, 75, 220)  hsl(266, 67%, 58%)  Blue Violet
#dc8a4b  rgb(220, 138, 75)  hsl(26, 67%, 58%)  Persian Orange