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#4FCA79

#4fca79 ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#4fca79 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.98% red, 79.22% green and 47.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60.89% cyan, 0% magenta, 40.1% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 140.49°, with 53.71% saturation and 55.1% 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 10.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 0.51.

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Web safe#66cc66
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Relative luminance0.4528

Complementary

  1. #4fca79
  2. #ca4fa0

Split complementary

  1. #4fca79
  2. #b74fca
  3. #ca4f63

Analogous

  1. #63ca4f
  2. #4fca79
  3. #4fcab7

Triadic

  1. #4fca79
  2. #794fca
  3. #ca794f

Tetradic

  1. #4fca79
  2. #4fa0ca
  3. #ca4fa0
  4. #ca794f

Square

  1. #4fca79
  2. #4f63ca
  3. #ca4fa0
  4. #cab74f

Monochromatic

  1. #1e6235
  2. #2f9d55
  3. #4fca79
  4. #8adca6
  5. #c5edd3

Shades

#4fca79 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4fca79
  2. #47b66d
  3. #3fa261
  4. #378d55
  5. #2f7949
  6. #28653d
  7. #205130
  8. #183d24
  9. #102818
  10. #08140c
  11. #000000

Tints

#4fca79 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4fca79
  2. #61cf86
  3. #72d594
  4. #84daa1
  5. #95dfaf
  6. #a7e5bc
  7. #b9eac9
  8. #caefd7
  9. #dcf4e4
  10. #edfaf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4fca79 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4fca79
  2. #54c37a
  3. #59bb7a
  4. #5eb47b
  5. #63ac7c
  6. #68a57d
  7. #6c9e7d
  8. #71967e
  9. #768f7f
  10. #7b877f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #96bd9f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cbba73 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #baaf7e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #25c7b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a7c176 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9bba7c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3ac8a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4fca79 {
  color: #4fca79;
}
Background
.bg-4fca79 {
  background-color: #4fca79;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4fca79 {
  border: 2px solid #4fca79;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4fca79;
  --color-primary-rgb: 79 202 121;
  --color-primary-hsl: 140 54% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4fca79 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4fca79, #4fcab7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4fca79 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(79 202 121 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 0.51 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 5.90 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 6.57 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 6.69 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 7.83 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 7.83 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 9.19 #b03586 Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Emerald
#4fca79  rgb(79, 202, 121)  hsl(140, 54%, 55%)  Emerald
#ca4fa0  rgb(202, 79, 160)  hsl(320, 54%, 55%)  Mulberry
#794fca  rgb(121, 79, 202)  hsl(260, 54%, 55%)  Slate Blue
#ca794f  rgb(202, 121, 79)  hsl(20, 54%, 55%)  Raw Sienna