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#4E8A00 closest to Pesto Alla Genovese

#4E8A00 is a medium, vivid green; the closest named color is Pesto Alla Genovese. In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 54.1% green and 0.0% blue (rgb(78, 138, 0)). Its HSL value is 86° hue, 100% saturation and 27% lightness, and in CMYK it is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 46% black. #4E8A00 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 4.96:1.

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Variations of #4E8A00

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#4E8A00 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#4E8A00 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4E8A00 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 82% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #887919
  • Protanopia 81% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #907E00
  • Protanomaly 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #828100
  • Deuteranopia 82% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #887919
  • Deuteranomaly 87% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #7A7F12
  • Tritanopia 76% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #4E8474
  • Tritanomaly 87% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #4C8850
  • Achromatopsia 68% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #7B7B7B
  • Achromatomaly 74% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #727F6B

#4E8A00 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.23:1 Poor#4E8A00 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.96:1 Good#4E8A00 text on black
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AA largePassAAA largePass

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#4E8A00 in CSS

/* Pesto Alla Genovese */
.color { color: #4E8A00; }
.background { background-color: #4E8A00; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4E8A00; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 138 0);
color: hsl(86 100% 27%);
color: oklch(0.570 0.161 133.2);

#4E8A00 FAQ

What color is #4E8A00?

#4E8A00 is a medium, vivid green. Its closest named color is Pesto Alla Genovese. It belongs to the green color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #4E8A00?

#4E8A00 is rgb(78, 138, 0) in RGB, hsl(86, 100%, 27%) in HSL and cmyk(43%, 0%, 100%, 46%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4E8A00?

The complementary color of #4E8A00 is #3C008A, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4E8A00?

Black text has the best contrast on #4E8A00: 4.96:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4E8A00 a warm or cool color?

#4E8A00 is a cool color.