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Energetic Normandy

#44b34f
Notes

Energetic Normandy (#44B34F) is a true green with an earthy character. It leans grounded and natural, the kind of color that plays well with wood, clay, linen, and warm neutrals. Its HSL profile (126°, 45%, 48%) places it in the balanced band at a mid lightness. It works across type, buttons, and borders, saturated enough to feel deliberate but balanced enough to not fight the rest of the palette. 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
#44b34f
RGB
rgb(68, 179, 79)
HSL
hsl(126, 45%, 48%)
HWB
hwb(126 27% 30%)
OKLCH
oklch(68.1% 0.172 145.1)
HSV
hsv(126, 62%, 70%)
LAB
lab(64.99% -52.12 41.37)
LCH
lch(64.99% 66.54 141.56)
CMYK
cmyk(62%, 0%, 56%, 30%)

Etymology

Energetic
adjective

Greek energētikós, active — derived from energeia (activity). As a color modifier, energetic implies a saturated-and-kinetic-and-active quality where the hue carries visual vibration and movement-suggestion that engages the eye dynamically. Sits at the bright-and-active end of the grid, parallel to dynamic and spirited in usage.

Normandy
noun

The French northwestern region — and the saturated green of Pays d'Auge apple-orchard country and the rolling green hills of the bocage Normand. Normandy refers to a Norman countryside in late spring: a saturated, slightly cool deep yellow-green with the matte finish of well-watered dairy pasture.

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.

#44b34f
Original
#b6a445
Protanopia
#a89a57
Deuteranopia
#2baf9d
Tritanopia
#949494
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).
Failon White
2.69:1
The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
AAAon Black
7.81:1

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