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#4D9C4E

#4d9c4e ≈ Shamrock Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#4d9c4e is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.2% red, 61.18% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 50.64% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 38.82% black. Its hue angle is 120.76°, with 33.91% saturation and 45.69% 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 6.18:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shamrock Green (#009e60), ΔE 6.63.

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Web safe#669966
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Relative luminance0.259

Complementary

  1. #4d9c4e
  2. #9c4d9b

Split complementary

  1. #4d9c4e
  2. #764d9c
  3. #9c4d74

Analogous

  1. #749c4d
  2. #4d9c4e
  3. #4d9c76

Triadic

  1. #4d9c4e
  2. #4e4d9c
  3. #9c4e4d

Tetradic

  1. #4d9c4e
  2. #4d9b9c
  3. #9c4d9b
  4. #9c4e4d

Square

  1. #4d9c4e
  2. #4d749c
  3. #9c4d9b
  4. #9c764d

Monochromatic

  1. #1a361b
  2. #346934
  3. #4d9c4e
  4. #79bd7a
  5. #acd6ad

Shades

#4d9c4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4d9c4e
  2. #458c46
  3. #3e7d3e
  4. #366d37
  5. #2e5e2f
  6. #274e27
  7. #1f3e1f
  8. #172f17
  9. #0f1f10
  10. #081008
  11. #000000

Tints

#4d9c4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4d9c4e
  2. #5fa660
  3. #71b071
  4. #82ba83
  5. #94c495
  6. #a6cea7
  7. #b8d7b8
  8. #cae1ca
  9. #dbebdc
  10. #edf5ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4d9c4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4d9c4e
  2. #529953
  3. #579658
  4. #5c945d
  5. #619162
  6. #678e67
  7. #6c8b6c
  8. #718871
  9. #768676
  10. #7b837b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8b8b8b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #779277 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9f9047 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #948853 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #42988a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #86954a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7e9151 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #469a76 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4d9c4e {
  color: #4d9c4e;
}
Background
.bg-4d9c4e {
  background-color: #4d9c4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4d9c4e {
  border: 2px solid #4d9c4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4d9c4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 77 156 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 121 34% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4d9c4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4d9c4e, #4d9c76);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4d9c4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(77 156 78 / 0.35);
}

#009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 6.63 #00a86b Jade ΔE 7.88 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 8.15 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 8.39 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 8.44 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 9.01 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 9.64 #b263b1 Inverted #8b8b8b Grayscale 

Shamrock Green
#4d9c4e  rgb(77, 156, 78)  hsl(121, 34%, 46%)  Shamrock Green
#9c4d9b  rgb(156, 77, 155)  hsl(301, 34%, 46%)  Purpureus
#4e4d9c  rgb(78, 77, 156)  hsl(241, 34%, 46%)  Dark Slate Blue
#9c4e4d  rgb(156, 78, 77)  hsl(1, 34%, 46%)  Redwood