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#4e8966 color: Mallard Green

#4e8966 is rgb(78, 137, 102) in RGB and oklch(57.957% 0.08273 156.588) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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144°
100%

58%
0.083
157°
  • Emerald
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • teal-600
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.12:1Hard to read
Lc -74
Black text
5.09:1Readable · AA
Lc 36

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About #4e8966

#4e8966 is a soft emerald color. In OKLCH it has 58% lightness, 0.083 chroma and a hue of 157°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.12:1 contrast and black text 5.09:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Mallard Green (#478865). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-600.

More medium emerald colors

Lighter: #4e8966 mixed with white

  1. 4e8966
  2. 609474
  3. 72a083
  4. 83ab92
  5. 94b7a1
  6. a6c3b0
  7. b7cfbf
  8. c9dbcf
  9. dbe7df
  10. edf3ef

Darker: #4e8966 mixed with black

  1. 4e8966
  2. 437658
  3. 38644a
  4. 2d533c
  5. 23422f
  6. 193123
  7. 0f2217
  8. 07140c
  9. 020704
  10. 000100

Calmer: #4e8966 with less saturation

  1. 4e8966
  2. 548868
  3. 59866a
  4. 5e856c
  5. 62836e
  6. 678270
  7. 6b8072
  8. 6f7f74
  9. 737d76
  10. 767c78

Questions about #4e8966

What color is #4e8966?

#4e8966 is soft emerald. The closest named color is Mallard Green. In RGB it is rgb(78, 137, 102), in HSL hsl(144.41, 27.44%, 42.16%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.957% 0.08273 156.588).

What colors go well with #4e8966?

The complementary color of #4e8966 is #9a678c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6d834c and #348a82. The triadic partners are #6d76ab and #a56857.

Is white or black text more readable on #4e8966?

White text reads better on #4e8966: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.12:1 and black gives 5.09:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4e8966 a warm or cool color?

#4e8966 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 157 degrees, its lightness 58% and its chroma 0.083.