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#4EB960

#4eb960 ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#4eb960 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 72.55% green and 37.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 57.84% cyan, 0% magenta, 48.11% yellow and 27.45% black. Its hue angle is 130.09°, with 43.32% saturation and 51.57% 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 8.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 4.69.

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Web safe#66cc66
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Relative luminance0.3716

Complementary

  1. #4eb960
  2. #b94ea7

Split complementary

  1. #4eb960
  2. #954eb9
  3. #b94e72

Analogous

  1. #72b94e
  2. #4eb960
  3. #4eb995

Triadic

  1. #4eb960
  2. #604eb9
  3. #b9604e

Tetradic

  1. #4eb960
  2. #4ea7b9
  3. #b94ea7
  4. #b9604e

Square

  1. #4eb960
  2. #4e72b9
  3. #b94ea7
  4. #b9954e

Monochromatic

  1. #1f4f27
  2. #358642
  3. #4eb960
  4. #85cf91
  5. #bce4c2

Shades

#4eb960 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4eb960
  2. #46a756
  3. #3e944d
  4. #378243
  5. #2f6f3a
  6. #275d30
  7. #1f4a26
  8. #17381d
  9. #102513
  10. #08130a
  11. #000000

Tints

#4eb960 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4eb960
  2. #60c070
  3. #71c780
  4. #83ce90
  5. #95d5a0
  6. #a7dcb0
  7. #b8e3bf
  8. #caeacf
  9. #dcf1df
  10. #edf8ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4eb960 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4eb960
  2. #53b363
  3. #58ae66
  4. #5da86a
  5. #62a26d
  6. #679d70
  7. #6c9773
  8. #719176
  9. #768b7a
  10. #7b867d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8aad8e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bbaa59 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ada066 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #36b5a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9bb05c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #91ab64 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #41b78e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4eb960 {
  color: #4eb960;
}
Background
.bg-4eb960 {
  background-color: #4eb960;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4eb960 {
  border: 2px solid #4eb960;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4eb960;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 185 96;
  --color-primary-hsl: 130 43% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4eb960 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4eb960, #4eb995);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4eb960 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 185 96 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 4.69 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 4.94 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 4.98 #00a86b Jade ΔE 8.37 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 8.41 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 8.48 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.96 #b1469f Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Emerald
#4eb960  rgb(78, 185, 96)  hsl(130, 43%, 52%)  Emerald
#b94ea7  rgb(185, 78, 167)  hsl(310, 43%, 52%)  Mulberry
#604eb9  rgb(96, 78, 185)  hsl(250, 43%, 52%)  Iris
#b9604e  rgb(185, 96, 78)  hsl(10, 43%, 52%)  Redwood