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#4E7916

#4e7916 ≈ Sap Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#4e7916 is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 47.45% green and 8.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35.54% cyan, 0% magenta, 81.82% yellow and 52.55% black. Its hue angle is 86.06°, with 69.23% saturation and 28.04% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sap Green (#507d2a), ΔE 2.81.

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Web safe#666600
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Relative luminance0.1535

Complementary

  1. #4e7916
  2. #411679

Split complementary

  1. #4e7916
  2. #161d79
  3. #731679

Analogous

  1. #797316
  2. #4e7916
  3. #1d7916

Triadic

  1. #4e7916
  2. #164e79
  3. #79164e

Tetradic

  1. #4e7916
  2. #167941
  3. #411679
  4. #79164e

Square

  1. #4e7916
  2. #167973
  3. #411679
  4. #79161d

Monochromatic

  1. #0b1103
  2. #24380a
  3. #4e7916
  4. #78ba22
  5. #9ede4a

Shades

#4e7916 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e7916
  2. #466d14
  3. #3e6112
  4. #37550f
  5. #2f490d
  6. #273d0b
  7. #1f3009
  8. #172407
  9. #101804
  10. #080c02
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e7916 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e7916
  2. #60862d
  3. #719445
  4. #83a15c
  5. #95af73
  6. #a7bc8b
  7. #b8c9a2
  8. #cad7b9
  9. #dce4d0
  10. #edf2e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e7916 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e7916
  2. #537a21
  3. #587a2b
  4. #5d7b36
  5. #627c40
  6. #677d4b
  7. #6c7d56
  8. #717e60
  9. #767f6b
  10. #7b7f75
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #627257 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7f6f00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #796c21 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #507467 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e7308 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6a711d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4f7652 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e7916 {
  color: #4e7916;
}
Background
.bg-4e7916 {
  background-color: #4e7916;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e7916 {
  border: 2px solid #4e7916;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e7916;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 121 22;
  --color-primary-hsl: 86 69% 28%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e7916 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e7916, #1d7916);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e7916 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 121 22 / 0.35);
}

#507d2a Sap Green ΔE 2.81 #568203 Avocado ΔE 4.05 #556b2f Dark Olive Green ΔE 7.28 #008000 Green ΔE 7.39 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 7.67 #138808 India Green ΔE 8.05 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 8.64 #b186e9 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Sap Green
#4e7916  rgb(78, 121, 22)  hsl(86, 69%, 28%)  Sap Green
#411679  rgb(65, 22, 121)  hsl(266, 69%, 28%)  Persian Indigo
#164e79  rgb(22, 78, 121)  hsl(206, 69%, 28%)  Yale Blue
#79164e  rgb(121, 22, 78)  hsl(326, 69%, 28%)  Pansy Purple