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#4E8A49

#4e8a49 ≈ Sea Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#4e8a49 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 54.12% green and 28.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 43.48% cyan, 0% magenta, 47.1% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 115.38°, with 30.81% 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 5.06:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sea Green (#2e8b57), ΔE 5.66.

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Web safe#669933
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Relative luminance0.2028

Complementary

  1. #4e8a49
  2. #85498a

Split complementary

  1. #4e8a49
  2. #64498a
  3. #8a496e

Analogous

  1. #6e8a49
  2. #4e8a49
  3. #498a64

Triadic

  1. #4e8a49
  2. #494e8a
  3. #8a494e

Tetradic

  1. #4e8a49
  2. #498a85
  3. #85498a
  4. #8a494e

Square

  1. #4e8a49
  2. #496e8a
  3. #85498a
  4. #8a6449

Monochromatic

  1. #152614
  2. #32582f
  3. #4e8a49
  4. #73b26d
  5. #a3cca0

Shades

#4e8a49 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e8a49
  2. #467c42
  3. #3e6e3a
  4. #376133
  5. #2f532c
  6. #274525
  7. #1f371d
  8. #172916
  9. #101c0f
  10. #080e07
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e8a49 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e8a49
  2. #60965b
  3. #71a16d
  4. #83ad80
  5. #95b992
  6. #a7c5a4
  7. #b8d0b6
  8. #cadcc8
  9. #dce8db
  10. #edf3ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e8a49 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e8a49
  2. #53894f
  3. #588854
  4. #5d875a
  5. #62865f
  6. #678565
  7. #6c846a
  8. #718370
  9. #768275
  10. #7b817b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6d826b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8d8044 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #847a4d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #48877a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #798446 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #72814c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4a886a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e8a49 {
  color: #4e8a49;
}
Background
.bg-4e8a49 {
  background-color: #4e8a49;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4e8a49 {
  border: 2px solid #4e8a49;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e8a49;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 138 73;
  --color-primary-hsl: 115 31% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e8a49 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e8a49, #498a64);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e8a49 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 138 73 / 0.35);
}

#2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 5.66 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 6.33 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 6.78 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 6.80 #138808 India Green ΔE 8.62 #009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 9.16 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 9.25 #b175b6 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Sea Green
#4e8a49  rgb(78, 138, 73)  hsl(115, 31%, 41%)  Sea Green
#85498a  rgb(133, 73, 138)  hsl(295, 31%, 41%)  Deep Plum
#494e8a  rgb(73, 78, 138)  hsl(235, 31%, 41%)  Dark Slate Blue
#8a494e  rgb(138, 73, 78)  hsl(355, 31%, 41%)  Cordovan