Lighter companion
Emerald Core Dust
#5B9A5B · hsl(120, 26%, 48%)
RGB
rgb(79, 135, 79)
HSL
hsl(120, 26%, 42%)
CMYK
cmyk(41%, 0%, 41%, 47%)
Metrics
S 26% · L 42%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
4.3:1AA Large
on black
4.9:1AA
About this color
Emerald Velvet Dust (#4F874F) belongs to the green family — hue 120°, 26% saturation, 42% lightness. Copy the hex, RGB, or HSL value above, or paste the CSS custom property below into your stylesheet to reference this color directly.
CSS
:root { --colorarchive-emerald-velvet-dust: #4F874F; --colorarchive-emerald-velvet-dust-hsl: hsl(120, 26%, 42%); --colorarchive-emerald-velvet-dust-rgb: rgb(79, 135, 79); }
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Palette moves
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Darker companion
Emerald Dusk Dust
#406D40 · hsl(120, 26%, 34%)
Complementary counterpoint
Fuchsia Velvet Dust
#874F87 · hsl(300, 26%, 42%)
Analogous lead
Celadon Velvet Dust
#4F8766 · hsl(145, 26%, 42%)
Analogous echo
Moss Velvet Dust
#62874F · hsl(100, 26%, 42%)
Triadic +120°
Iris Velvet Dust
#4F4F87 · hsl(240, 26%, 42%)
Triadic +240°
Crimson Velvet Dust
#874F4F · hsl(0, 26%, 42%)
Split-comp +150°
Plum Velvet Dust
#6B4F87 · hsl(270, 26%, 42%)
Split-comp +210°
Blush Velvet Dust
#874F6B · hsl(330, 26%, 42%)
Export preview
Base: Emerald Velvet Dust #4F874F Lighter companion: Emerald Core Dust #5B9A5B Darker companion: Emerald Dusk Dust #406D40 Complementary counterpoint: Fuchsia Velvet Dust #874F87 Analogous lead: Celadon Velvet Dust #4F8766 Analogous echo: Moss Velvet Dust #62874F Triadic +120°: Iris Velvet Dust #4F4F87 Triadic +240°: Crimson Velvet Dust #874F4F Split-comp +150°: Plum Velvet Dust #6B4F87 Split-comp +210°: Blush Velvet Dust #874F6B
Nearest neighbors
The closest archive matches by hue, saturation, and lightness.
Nearby match
Emerald Velvet Muted
#587E58 · hsl(120, 18%, 42%)
Nearby match
Emerald Velvet Soft
#479047 · hsl(120, 34%, 42%)
Nearby match
Emerald Core Dust
#5B9A5B · hsl(120, 26%, 48%)
Nearby match
Clover Velvet Dust
#54874F · hsl(115, 26%, 42%)
Nearby match
Emerald Dusk Dust
#406D40 · hsl(120, 26%, 34%)
Nearby match
Emerald Velvet Faint
#607660 · hsl(120, 10%, 42%)
Accessible pairings
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Color Vision Simulation
How this color appears with different color vision deficiencies.
Deuteranopia
#686464
Protanopia
#6C6C60
Tritanopia
#536C6E
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