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#4E8937

#4e8937 ≈ Sap Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#4e8937 is a color from the green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 53.73% green and 21.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 43.07% cyan, 0% magenta, 59.85% yellow and 46.27% black. Its hue angle is 103.17°, with 42.71% saturation and 37.65% 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 4.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sap Green (#507d2a), ΔE 4.66.

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Web safe#669933
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Relative luminance0.1979

Complementary

  1. #4e8937
  2. #723789

Split complementary

  1. #4e8937
  2. #493789
  3. #893777

Analogous

  1. #778937
  2. #4e8937
  3. #378949

Triadic

  1. #4e8937
  2. #374e89
  3. #89374e

Tetradic

  1. #4e8937
  2. #378972
  3. #723789
  4. #89374e

Square

  1. #4e8937
  2. #377789
  3. #723789
  4. #894937

Monochromatic

  1. #101c0b
  2. #2f5221
  3. #4e8937
  4. #70ba53
  5. #9dd089

Shades

#4e8937 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e8937
  2. #467b32
  3. #3e6e2c
  4. #376027
  5. #2f5221
  6. #27451c
  7. #1f3716
  8. #172911
  9. #101b0b
  10. #080e06
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e8937 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e8937
  2. #60954b
  3. #71a15f
  4. #83ac73
  5. #95b887
  6. #a7c49b
  7. #b8d0af
  8. #cadcc3
  9. #dce7d7
  10. #edf3eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e8937 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e8937
  2. #53883e
  3. #588746
  4. #5d864d
  5. #628554
  6. #67855c
  7. #6c8463
  8. #71836a
  9. #768271
  10. #7b8179
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6c8166 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8d7e2e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #85793d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4b8477 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #798332 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #73803b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4c8664 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e8937 {
  color: #4e8937;
}
Background
.bg-4e8937 {
  background-color: #4e8937;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4e8937 {
  border: 2px solid #4e8937;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e8937;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 137 55;
  --color-primary-hsl: 103 43% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e8937 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e8937, #378949);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e8937 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 137 55 / 0.35);
}

#507d2a Sap Green ΔE 4.66 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 4.85 #138808 India Green ΔE 6.26 #568203 Avocado ΔE 6.80 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 7.00 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 7.11 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 7.36 #b176c8 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Sap Green
#4e8937  rgb(78, 137, 55)  hsl(103, 43%, 38%)  Sap Green
#723789  rgb(114, 55, 137)  hsl(283, 43%, 38%)  Eminence
#374e89  rgb(55, 78, 137)  hsl(223, 43%, 38%)  Yale Blue
#89374e  rgb(137, 55, 78)  hsl(343, 43%, 38%)  Cordovan