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Abundant Verdolaga

#408b22
Notes

Abundant Verdolaga (#408B22) is a deep green with a jewel character. It carries the deep, saturated richness of a gemstone. Authoritative and slightly formal, it works well for type and heavy UI elements. Its HSL profile (103°, 61%, 34%) places it in the balanced band at a dark lightness. It works well as a headline, icon, or deep background in an otherwise light layout, pairing cleanly with cream, bone, and warm neutrals. For a confident two-color system, pair it with its complementary violet. For something softer, pull in its analogous neighbors on either side of the wheel.

HEX
#408b22
RGB
rgb(64, 139, 34)
HSL
hsl(103, 61%, 34%)
HWB
hwb(103 13% 45%)
OKLCH
oklch(56.7% 0.157 138.5)
HSV
hsv(103, 76%, 55%)
LAB
lab(51.46% -42.52 46.17)
LCH
lch(51.46% 62.77 132.64)
CMYK
cmyk(54%, 0%, 76%, 45%)

Etymology

Abundant
adjective

Latin abundāre, to overflow — present-participle of abound. As a color modifier, abundant implies a saturated-and-plentiful quality where the hue carries surplus visual richness beyond minimum requirement. Sits at the bold-and-saturated end of the grid, parallel to plentiful and bountiful.

Verdolaga
noun

Portulaca oleracea, the Mediterranean and South American purslane — a leafy succulent eaten as a salad green and stewed dish across Spain, Mexico, and Greece. Verdolaga color refers to fresh purslane leaves in a salad bowl: a saturated, slightly cool yellow-green with the satin finish of succulent leaf tissue.

Closest matches

The nearest named color in three reference sources, ranked by perceptual distance (ΔE76 in CIELAB). ΔE < 1 is imperceptible to most viewers; ΔE > 10 is clearly different. When two sources point to the same hex they’re merged into one tile; click any to open that color’s page.

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Accessibility

Color-vision simulation

How this color appears to viewers with the four major color-vision-deficiency types. Computed via the Machado (2009) physiologically-based model. If a tile matches the original, the color reads the same to that viewer.

#408b22
Original
#8f7f0e
Protanopia
#86782d
Deuteranopia
#3a8677
Tritanopia
#737373
Achromatopsia
WCAG contrast

The color used as foreground text against pure white and pure black, with the contrast ratio and WCAG 2.1 grade. Aim for AA (4.5:1) for body text and AA Large (3:1) for 18 pt+ headlines; AAA (7:1) is the gold standard for long-form reading surfaces.

The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
AA Largeon White
4.26:1
The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
AAon Black
4.93:1

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