Information about Greenstone color
Basic facts about this digital color
A confidently colored minty spring green, #246C46 holds a balanced mid-tone. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Green Pea (#266242). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Dark Spring Green (#177245) and Evening Sea (#26604F).
The recipe behind #246C46 is rgb(36, 108, 70), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #246C46: 6.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.3:1 for black. The name "Greenstone" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.
Greenstone color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
Greenstone color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Greenstone color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Greenstone color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Greenstone color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
Greenstone color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to Greenstone color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to Greenstone
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.
#266242
#177245
#26604F
#206937
#226B36
#136843
#266255
#34664F
#15633D
#35654D
#1F6357
#366243
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#246C46
- RGB36, 108, 70
- CMYK28, 0, 15, 58
- CSSrgb(36, 108, 70)
- HSL148°, 50%, 28%
- HSL Precise148.333°, 50%, 28.235%
- HSV148°, 67%, 42%
- HSB148°, 67%, 42%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.141
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.424
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.275
- GLSLvec3(0.141, 0.424, 0.275)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.141, 0.424, 0.275, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.141, 0.424, 0.275)
- Percentage of Red in RGB14.1%
- Percentage of Green in RGB42.4%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB27.5%
- Color FamilySpring Green
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID246C46
- DECIMAL ID2387014
- Name Length10
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- Counting from2025-01-01
