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#4E8938

#4e8938 ≈ Sap Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#4e8938 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 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 43.07% cyan, 0% magenta, 59.12% yellow and 46.27% black. Its hue angle is 103.7°, with 41.97% saturation and 37.84% 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 4.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sap Green (#507d2a), ΔE 4.72.

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Web safe#669933
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Relative luminance0.198

Complementary

  1. #4e8938
  2. #733889

Split complementary

  1. #4e8938
  2. #4a3889
  3. #893876

Analogous

  1. #768938
  2. #4e8938
  3. #38894a

Triadic

  1. #4e8938
  2. #384e89
  3. #89384e

Tetradic

  1. #4e8938
  2. #388973
  3. #733889
  4. #89384e

Square

  1. #4e8938
  2. #387689
  3. #733889
  4. #894a38

Monochromatic

  1. #101c0c
  2. #2f5322
  3. #4e8938
  4. #70b954
  5. #9dcf8b

Shades

#4e8938 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e8938
  2. #467b32
  3. #3e6e2d
  4. #376027
  5. #2f5222
  6. #27451c
  7. #1f3716
  8. #172911
  9. #101b0b
  10. #080e06
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e8938 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e8938
  2. #60954c
  3. #71a160
  4. #83ac74
  5. #95b888
  6. #a7c49c
  7. #b8d0af
  8. #cadcc3
  9. #dce7d7
  10. #edf3eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e8938 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e8938
  2. #53883f
  3. #588746
  4. #5d864e
  5. #628555
  6. #67855c
  7. #6c8463
  8. #71836a
  9. #768272
  10. #7b8179
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6c8167 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8d7e30 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #85793e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4a8577 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #798333 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #73803c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4c8664 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e8938 {
  color: #4e8938;
}
Background
.bg-4e8938 {
  background-color: #4e8938;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4e8938 {
  border: 2px solid #4e8938;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e8938;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 137 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 104 42% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e8938 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e8938, #38894a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e8938 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 137 56 / 0.35);
}

#507d2a Sap Green ΔE 4.72 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 4.91 #138808 India Green ΔE 6.36 #568203 Avocado ΔE 6.96 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 7.01 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 7.10 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 7.48 #b176c7 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Sap Green
#4e8938  rgb(78, 137, 56)  hsl(104, 42%, 38%)  Sap Green
#733889  rgb(115, 56, 137)  hsl(284, 42%, 38%)  Eminence
#384e89  rgb(56, 78, 137)  hsl(224, 42%, 38%)  Yale Blue
#89384e  rgb(137, 56, 78)  hsl(344, 42%, 38%)  Cordovan