Shamrock Green #4EA77D

Shamrock Green (#4EA77D) is a mid-tone, soft green with an OKLCH hue of 161°, lightness 0.66 and chroma 0.107. It sits on the cool side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.

Color values

HEX#4EA77D
RGBrgb(78, 167, 125)
HSLhsl(152, 36%, 48%)
HSVhsv(152, 53%, 65%)
CMYKcmyk(53%, 0%, 25%, 35%)
CIE Lablab(62.3 -36.8 13.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.662 0.107 161)

How Shamrock Green behaves under real light

Under warm 2700K interior light Shamrock Green shifts subtly: leans toward yellow-green; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.6), so it is a lighting-stable choice.

Contrast & accessibility

Against white it measures 2.94:1 and against black 7.15:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.

Palettes built from Shamrock Green

Tonal

One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.

#bcfdda · #8cd6b0 · #4ea77d · #358a63 · #0e6443 · #003e27

Analogous

The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.

#73c9c6 · #5bb9a4 · #4ea77d · #59905b · #5f7a3d · #5f6326

Shifted

The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.

#8abbc6 · #4ea77d · #3d8663 · #006473 · #004a2f · #002a32

Contrast

One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.

#b7e5cc · #a4bcae · #4ea77d · #9b5785 · #375c49 · #243c2f

Quiet Support

The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.

#f9eef5 · #4ea77d · #6d7c74 · #4d464a · #122119 · #020001

Bright Accent

This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.

#faeef5 · #d2c4cc · #a697a0 · #2d1c27 · #0a0106 · #4ea77d

Complementary

The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.

#d7d7b1 · #8cba81 · #4ea77d · #852dbe · #33416f · #080a32

Split-complementary

The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.

#ffebf7 · #4ea77d · #88699d · #762a3a · #2a0b3c · #120002

Triadic

Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.

#eff1ff · #4ea77d · #6f72aa · #762f12 · #380c00 · #01000c

Tetradic

Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.

#e8f3ff · #4ea77d · #507ba9 · #6d2d59 · #2c1800 · #050003

Tints, shades & muted variants

Tints

#6AB58F · #83C3A2 · #9CD1B4 · #B4DFC7 · #CCEEDB

Shades

#398A65 · #236F4E · #0B5438 · #003A24 · #002112

Muted

#61A382 · #719F86 · #7F9B8B

Using Shamrock Green

Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.

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