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#4ECA72 closest to Seaweed

#4ECA72 is a light, vivid green; the closest named color is Seaweed. In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 79.2% green and 44.7% blue (rgb(78, 202, 114)). Its HSL value is 137° hue, 54% saturation and 55% lightness, and in CMYK it is 61% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 21% black. #4ECA72 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.02:1.

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Variations of #4ECA72

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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#4ECA72 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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#4ECA72 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4ECA72 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 73% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #BBAF78
  • Protanopia 72% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CBBA6B
  • Protanomaly 79% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B4BD6F
  • Deuteranopia 73% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BBAF78
  • Deuteranomaly 81% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A5B876
  • Tritanopia 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #27C7B5
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #3DC995
  • Achromatopsia 66% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B3B3B3
  • Achromatomaly 74% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A1B9A6

#4ECA72 contrast checker

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2.10:1 Very poor#4ECA72 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.02:1 Very good#4ECA72 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#4ECA72 in CSS

/* Seaweed */
.color { color: #4ECA72; }
.background { background-color: #4ECA72; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4ECA72; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 202 114);
color: hsl(137 54% 55%);
color: oklch(0.749 0.167 150.0);

#4ECA72 FAQ

What color is #4ECA72?

#4ECA72 is a light, vivid green. Its closest named color is Seaweed. It belongs to the green color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #4ECA72?

#4ECA72 is rgb(78, 202, 114) in RGB, hsl(137, 54%, 55%) in HSL and cmyk(61%, 0%, 44%, 21%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4ECA72?

The complementary color of #4ECA72 is #CA4EA6, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4ECA72?

Black text has the best contrast on #4ECA72: 10.02:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4ECA72 a warm or cool color?

#4ECA72 is a cool color.