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#4e8362 color: Soylent Green

#4e8362 is rgb(78, 131, 98) in RGB and oklch(56.315% 0.07689 155.661) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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143°
100%

56.3%
0.077
156°
  • Emerald
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Dusty
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • olive-500
  • Black 49%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.42:1Hard to read
Lc -76
Black text
4.75:1Readable · AA
Lc 33

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About #4e8362

#4e8362 is a dusty emerald color. In OKLCH it has 56.3% lightness, 0.077 chroma and a hue of 156°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.42:1 contrast and black text 4.75:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Soylent Green (#578363). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is olive-500.

More medium emerald colors

Lighter: #4e8362 mixed with white

  1. 4e8362
  2. 608f71
  3. 719b7f
  4. 82a78f
  5. 94b39e
  6. a5c0ae
  7. b7ccbd
  8. c9d9ce
  9. dbe5de
  10. edf2ee

Darker: #4e8362 mixed with black

  1. 4e8362
  2. 437154
  3. 386047
  4. 2d4f3a
  5. 233f2d
  6. 192f21
  7. 0f2016
  8. 07120b
  9. 020603
  10. 000100

Calmer: #4e8362 with less saturation

  1. 4e8362
  2. 538264
  3. 578066
  4. 5c7f68
  5. 607e6a
  6. 647c6c
  7. 677b6e
  8. 6b7a70
  9. 6f7872
  10. 727773

Questions about #4e8362

What color is #4e8362?

#4e8362 is dusty emerald. The closest named color is Soylent Green. In RGB it is rgb(78, 131, 98), in HSL hsl(142.64, 25.36%, 40.98%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.315% 0.07689 155.661).

What colors go well with #4e8362?

The complementary color of #4e8362 is #926487. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6a7e4b and #37847c. The triadic partners are #6972a3 and #9d6556.

Is white or black text more readable on #4e8362?

White text reads better on #4e8362: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and black gives 4.75:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4e8362 a warm or cool color?

#4e8362 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 156 degrees, its lightness 56.3% and its chroma 0.077.