Beetle Green is a medium dark medium bright shade of Cyan. It belongs to the color family Dark Pastel Cyan, and it has medium lightness and medium saturation. Beetle Green is a cool color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Beetle Green is #4C787E.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Beetle Green has 30%% Red, 47% Green, and 49% Blue.
Beetle Green has 187° Hue, 40% Saturation, and 49% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Beetle Green has 187° Hue, 25% Saturation, and 40% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Beetle Green has 40% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow, and 51% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#4C787E |
|
RGB |
(76, 120, 126) |
(30%, 47%, 49%) |
HSV |
(187°, 40, 49) |
(52%, 40%, 49%) |
HSL |
(187°, 25, 40) |
(52%, 25%, 40%) |
CMYK |
(40, 5, 0, 51) |
(40%, 5%, 0%, 51%) |
The natural luminance of Beetle Green is 16%, which is low.
Beetle Green has a higher contrast with white than black.
Beetle Green and black have a 4.3:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Beetle Green and white have a 4.9:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AA requirement. These colors are suitable for titles.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
16% |
insufficient (4.3) |
AA (4.9) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Beetle Green paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 4% Blue, 15% Cyan, 51% Black, 30% White, as shown below.
Yellow
0%
Red
0%
Green
0%
Blue
4%
Cyan
15%
Magenta
0%
Black
51%
White
30%
To mix Beetle Green paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 18% Cyan, 2% Magenta, 51% Black, 30% White, as shown below.
Cyan
18%
Magenta
2%
Yellow
0%
Black
51%
White
30%
Colors similar to Beetle Green are: Faded Jade, Smalt Blue, Greyish Turquoise, Blue Bayoux, and Cadet. Faded Jade is more green and brighter than Beetle Green. Smalt Blue is more blue and brighter and lighter than Beetle Green. Greyish Turquoise is more cyan and paler and lighter than Beetle Green. Blue Bayoux is more blue and darker than Beetle Green. Cadet is more blue and paler and darker than Beetle Green.