Green

RAL 6001

Emerald Green

RAL 6001 Emerald Green is a vivid, jewel-toned green named after the precious gemstone prized since antiquity. This rich, saturated shade conveys vitality and prestige, making it a natural choice for park infrastructure, garden furniture, and prestigious institutional buildings. Emerald Green has strong associations with wealth and renewal across many cultures. In coatings, it delivers excellent depth and vibrancy, particularly in gloss and semi-gloss finishes on metal substrates.

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Technical Reference

Color Reference

Hex#28713E
RGBrgb(40, 113, 62)
HSLhsl(138°, 48%, 30%)
CMYKcmyk(65%, 0%, 45%, 56%)
Color Analysis
RGB Composition
R
40
G
113
B
62
Temperature
WarmCool
Contrast Accessibility
White text
6:1Pass
Black text
3.5:1Fail

WCAG 2.1 AA requires 4.5:1 contrast for normal text. Results show this color as a background.

Spectrum & Perceptual Position

Hue Spectrum
60°120°180°240°300°360°
CIELAB a*b* Chromaticity
-4004080-4004080a* (Green ← → Red)b* (Blue ← → Yellow)
L* (Lightness)42
a* (Green-Red)-35
b* (Blue-Yellow)22
L* (LCh)42
C* (Chroma)41
h° (Hue)148°

CIELAB is a perceptually uniform color space. Euclidean distance between two colors in this diagram closely matches human visual difference. The dot size shows your selected color; slightly larger dots are the nearest perceptual neighbors.

Color Harmonies

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1 locked / 4 free

Reference + opposite hue with tonal variations

Reference
#2
Complementary
#3
Complementary
#4
Complementary
#5
Split Comp +
Pairwise Contrast Ratios
1.8:1
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1.5:1
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1.8:1
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1.6:1

Contrast ratios follow WCAG 2.1 guidelines. Green (≥4.5:1) passes AA for normal text. Amber (≥3:1) passes for large text only. Grey indicates low contrast.

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