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#4E8F5E

#4e8f5e ≈ Sea Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#4e8f5e is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 56.08% green and 36.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 45.45% cyan, 0% magenta, 34.27% yellow and 43.92% black. Its hue angle is 134.77°, with 29.41% saturation and 43.33% 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 5.41:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sea Green (#2e8b57), ΔE 3.96.

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Relative luminance0.2207

Complementary

  1. #4e8f5e
  2. #8f4e7f

Split complementary

  1. #4e8f5e
  2. #7e4e8f
  3. #8f4e5e

Analogous

  1. #5e8f4e
  2. #4e8f5e
  3. #4e8f7e

Triadic

  1. #4e8f5e
  2. #5e4e8f
  3. #8f5e4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e8f5e
  2. #4e7f8f
  3. #8f4e7f
  4. #8f5e4e

Square

  1. #4e8f5e
  2. #4e5e8f
  3. #8f4e7f
  4. #8f7e4e

Monochromatic

  1. #182c1d
  2. #335d3d
  3. #4e8f5e
  4. #75b485
  5. #a7cfb1

Shades

#4e8f5e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e8f5e
  2. #468155
  3. #3e724b
  4. #376442
  5. #2f5638
  6. #27482f
  7. #1f3926
  8. #172b1c
  9. #101d13
  10. #080e09
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e8f5e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e8f5e
  2. #609a6e
  3. #71a57e
  4. #83b18e
  5. #95bc9e
  6. #a7c7af
  7. #b8d2bf
  8. #caddcf
  9. #dce9df
  10. #edf4ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e8f5e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e8f5e
  2. #538e61
  3. #588c65
  4. #5d8b68
  5. #62896c
  6. #67886f
  7. #6c8672
  8. #718576
  9. #768379
  10. #7b827d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #708775 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #90855b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #867f61 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #428d82 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b895c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #748660 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #478e75 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e8f5e {
  color: #4e8f5e;
}
Background
.bg-4e8f5e {
  background-color: #4e8f5e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4e8f5e {
  border: 2px solid #4e8f5e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e8f5e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 143 94;
  --color-primary-hsl: 135 29% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e8f5e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e8f5e, #4e8f7e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e8f5e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 143 94 / 0.35);
}

#2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 3.96 #009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 7.05 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 8.87 #00a86b Jade ΔE 9.24 #40826d Viridian ΔE 9.44 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 10.38 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 11.10 #b170a1 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Sea Green
#4e8f5e  rgb(78, 143, 94)  hsl(135, 29%, 43%)  Sea Green
#8f4e7f  rgb(143, 78, 127)  hsl(315, 29%, 43%)  Deep Plum
#5e4e8f  rgb(94, 78, 143)  hsl(255, 29%, 43%)  Dark Slate Blue
#8f5e4e  rgb(143, 94, 78)  hsl(15, 29%, 43%)  Redwood