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#4E8559

#4e8559 ≈ Sea Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#4e8559 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 52.16% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 41.35% cyan, 0% magenta, 33.08% yellow and 47.84% black. Its hue angle is 132°, with 26.07% saturation and 41.37% 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 4.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sea Green (#2e8b57), ΔE 4.62.

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Web safe#669966
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Relative luminance0.1912

Complementary

  1. #4e8559
  2. #854e7a

Split complementary

  1. #4e8559
  2. #744e85
  3. #854e5e

Analogous

  1. #5e854e
  2. #4e8559
  3. #4e8574

Triadic

  1. #4e8559
  2. #594e85
  3. #85594e

Tetradic

  1. #4e8559
  2. #4e7a85
  3. #854e7a
  4. #85594e

Square

  1. #4e8559
  2. #4e5e85
  3. #854e7a
  4. #85744e

Monochromatic

  1. #152518
  2. #325539
  3. #4e8559
  4. #73ad7e
  5. #a3c9ab

Shades

#4e8559 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e8559
  2. #467850
  3. #3e6a47
  4. #375d3e
  5. #2f5035
  6. #27432d
  7. #1f3524
  8. #17281b
  9. #101b12
  10. #080d09
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e8559 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e8559
  2. #60916a
  3. #719d7a
  4. #83aa8b
  5. #95b69b
  6. #a7c2ac
  7. #b8cebd
  8. #cadacd
  9. #dce7de
  10. #edf3ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e8559 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e8559
  2. #53855d
  3. #588461
  4. #5d8465
  5. #628369
  6. #67836d
  7. #6c8270
  8. #718274
  9. #768178
  10. #7b817c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6a7e6e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #867c56 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e775c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #458379 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #748057 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6e7d5b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #49846e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e8559 {
  color: #4e8559;
}
Background
.bg-4e8559 {
  background-color: #4e8559;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4e8559 {
  border: 2px solid #4e8559;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e8559;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 133 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 132 26% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e8559 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e8559, #4e8574);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e8559 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 133 89 / 0.35);
}

#2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 4.62 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 6.02 #40826d Viridian ΔE 7.83 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 9.80 #009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 10.08 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 10.93 #00755e Tropical Rain Forest ΔE 11.33 #b17aa6 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Sea Green
#4e8559  rgb(78, 133, 89)  hsl(132, 26%, 41%)  Sea Green
#854e7a  rgb(133, 78, 122)  hsl(312, 26%, 41%)  Deep Plum
#594e85  rgb(89, 78, 133)  hsl(252, 26%, 41%)  Dark Slate Blue
#85594e  rgb(133, 89, 78)  hsl(12, 26%, 41%)  Tuscan Red