Green
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- For other uses, see Green (disambiguation).
| Green | ||
|---|---|---|
| — Color coordinates — | ||
| Hex triplet | #00FF00 | |
| RGBa | (r, g, b) | (0, 255, 0) |
| HSV | (h, s, v) | (120°, 100%, 100%) |
| a: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | ||
Green is a color with many different shades, all within a wavelength of roughly 520–570 nm. Green is considered one of the additive primary colors. It is the complement of magenta.
People who are red-green color blind can often distinguish between the two colors but confuse them with other colors, for example, bright green with yellow; dark green with brown.
The term "green" does not define an exact color unless it is conjunction with some standard like X11 colors or an absolute color space like sRGB.
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[edit] Shades of green
[edit] Electric green (web color lime)
| Green (X11 color) ("lime" in HTML/CSS) | ||
|---|---|---|
| — Color coordinates — | ||
| Hex triplet | #00FF00 | |
| RGBa | (r, g, b) | (0, 255, 0) |
| HSV | (h, s, v) | (120°, 100%, 100%) |
| a: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | ||
The color displayed at right, electric green is the brightest possible green that can be reproduced on a computer screen.[citation needed] This color is a close approximation of spectrum green, one of the three primary colors of light, along with red and blue.
Green takes up a large portion of the CIE chromaticity diagram because it is in the central area of human color perception.
Apparently it was called web color "Lime" because it is the color of Lime Jell-O.
When approximated (with less brightness) in pigments, this color is called bright green.
[edit] Kelly green (grass green, pigment green)
| Kelly Green | ||
|---|---|---|
| — Color coordinates — | ||
| Hex triplet | #00A550 | |
| RGBa | (r, g, b) | (00, 165, 80) |
| HSV | (h, s, v) | (120°, 100%, 75%) |
| a: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | ||
Kelly green, also known as grass green or pigment green, is the color green that is achieved by mixing pigment cyan and pigment yellow in equal proportions. This is the color green that is shown in the diagram located at the bottom of the following website offering tintbooks for CMYK printing: [1].
This color is also called grass green. Colored pencils of the 1950s colored this color were sometimes called grass green. Psychedelic art made people used to brighter colors of green, and pigment colors or colored pencils called "bright green" or "true green" are produced which approximate (with much less brightness that is possible on a computer screen) the electric green shown above.
[edit] Shamrock green (Irish green)
Shamrock green is the color of green used in the flag of Ireland, and therefore it is also called Irish green[citation needed]. It represents the color of Shamrocks in what is poetically called the "Emerald Isle"[citation needed].
This green is legally defined as Pantone 347[1], a proprietary color system which does not have a direct equivalent in sRGB.
It is customary in both Ireland and the United States to wear either this shade of green, or any shade of green that one prefers, on St. Patrick's Day, March 17, even if one is not of Irish descent.
Some artistically inclined people disconnect the celebration from the Irish altogether and simply view the holiday as a celebration of the color green[citation needed]. These people, besides wearing green on that day, may also stage dinner parties featuring all green foods. An example of such a menu would be chicken with rice and lima beans with sliced green maraschino cherries in coconut sauce colored with green food coloring, a green salad including greens, avocados and sliced green apples, split pea soup, green tinted bread spiced with sage, Lime Jell-O, iced limeade and/or a green-beer, and lime pudding, keylime pie, or lime sherbert for dessert.
[edit] Islamic green
| Islamic Green | ||
|---|---|---|
| — Color coordinates — | ||
| Hex triplet | #009900 | |
| RGBa | (r, g, b) | (00, 153, 0) |
| HSV | (h, s, v) | (120°, 90%, 60%) |
| a: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | ||
Islamic green is the shade of green used in the Flag of the Organization of the Islamic Conference.
Green symbolizes Islam because the tribe of the Prophet Muhammed had a green banner and because green represented paradise (the Persian word for garden) to desert dwelling bedouin tribes when they gathered at an oasis.
[edit] Office green (web color "green")
| Green (HTML/CSS color) | ||
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| — Color coordinates — | ||
| Hex triplet | #008000 | |
| RGBa | (r, g, b) | (0, 128, 0) |
| HSV | (h, s, v) | (120°, 80%, 50%) |
| a: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | ||
The conservative shade of green shown at right, office green, was the original color designated as "green" for computer displays in the 1980s.
It was apparently chosen because it is the color of the green colored pencils used by accountants and the color of green office file cabinets.
[edit] Green in Nature
Green is seen commonly in nature, especially in plants. Many plants are green mainly because of a complex chemical known as chlorophyll which is involved in photosynthesis.
Some animals are green such as frogs, toads, some lizards and amphibians, some snakes, some birds such as parrots, caterpillars and some insects such as praying mantises.
[edit] Green in culture
- Green is commonly referred to as the "sexy color" by fashion magazines.
- Green symbolizes go in its use in traffic signals, railway signals and ship signals. Fire escape exit signs are green in some countries, but red in others.
- Green is considered the traditional color of Islam, likewise because of its association with nature. Muhammad is reliably quoted in a hadith as saying that "water, greenery, and a beautiful face" were three universally good things. Also, in the Qur'an, sura Al-Insan, followers of Allah in Jannah wear fine green silk [2].
- In the Middle Ages, green represented evil or demonic beings (including dragons) and sometimes love.
- Green is a traditional color of the sacred science of canon law.
- Green is a symbol of Ireland, which is often referred to as "the Emerald Isle". The color is particularly identified with the republican and nationalist traditions in modern times. It is used this way on the flag of the Republic of Ireland, in balance with the Protestant orange.
- Green also serves as a symbol of the Esperanto language. The color is particularly associated with the green star, and is seen too on the Esperanto flag.
- Because of its camouflage properties, green is typically used for the field uniforms for many military services. It is also used as the dress uniform for many land forces and marines.
- In heraldry, green is called vert.
- In ancient China, green was the symbol of East and Wood, one of the main five colors.
- In the United States and other areas that use the U.S. Dollar as currency, green symbolizes money because U.S dollars are printed on green paper.
- In North American stock markets, green is used to denote a rise in stock prices. In East Asian stock markets, green is used to denote a drop in stock prices.
- In night vision goggles, the color green is used to display the enhanced image because the human eye is able to discern the most shades in that color.
- In auto racing a green flag signals the start or resumption of a race.
- The emotion of envy is traditionally associated with the color green.
- Green is the color of informational and directional signs in the United States and Australia.
- The Green Screen was the common name for a monochrome CRT computer display using a green P1 Phosphor screen.
- Green is the color of the snooker ball which has a 3-point value, and is also a common color for the baize on a snooker table.
- The Green Lantern is a DC Comics superhero.
- The Green Arrow is a DC Comics superhero.
- The Green Goblin is a Marvel Comics supervillain.
- The Marvel Comics hero The Incredible Hulk is green-skinned.
- Green is the color generally associated with Plaid Cymru, the Welsh political party — but not for reasons of its political ideology.
- The Green Party is any of various political parties emphasizing environmental issues, grassroots democracy, pacifism, and social justice.
- British racing green is a popular color for cars. It was made famous by the likes of Bentley in the early 20th Century. It is the traditional color for race cars sponsored by British automakers.
- In The Fifth Element, green is a fad expression popularized by talk show host Ruby Rhod indicating something trendy or stylish.
- Bein' Green — a popular song by Kermit the Frog
- In Magic: The Gathering, green is one of the five colors of magic, consisting of nature-based spells and forest creatures
- In Dante's Divine Comedy, green is the color used to symbolize hope.
- In many countries, especially those in the former Soviet bloc, green is the color of the border guard.
- In the United States Army, green is the color of the Military Police, whereas jungle green is the color of the United States Army Special Forces or "Green Berets".
- A Bloods set,The Lime St Piru,use green to identify their members
- In the Star Trek universe, the copper-based blood of Vulcans is colored green.
- Clay is said to be in a green state when it has dried beyond a plastic state but is not yet dried. Thrown pots may be turned in a green state, burnishing is usually carried out on green clay.
- In New Age philosophy, the color green is used to symbolically represent the fourth (Anahata) chakra.
- In Japan, green indicates safety and luxury. As an example of safety, signs for emergency exits are green and white. For luxury, the Japan Railways system has "green cars" on trains; these have wider, reserved seats as well as other amenities, and carry a premium price.
- The color green is often used as a symbol of sickness. Cartoons often show a character as being sick with a green face.
[edit] Colloquial expressions
- Envy, one of the Seven Deadly Sins, is also called the green-eyed monster (after a phrase in Shakespeare's Othello). A person suffering therefrom is said to be "green with envy". Substances that may impart a greenish hue to one's skin include biliverdin, the green pigment in bile, and ceruloplasmin, a protein that carries copper ions in chelation.
- Traditionally, someone who works well with plants is said to have green fingers, or a "green thumb".
- An inexperienced person is sometimes known as green, probably by analogy to unripe (i.e. unready, immature) fruit. The word greenhorn also refers to an inexperienced person.
- Aliens (of the extraterrestrial variety) are sometimes referred to as "little green men".
- People who are feeling ill are sometimes referred to as "green around the gills".
- "Green" is a slang term for cannabis, due to the color of the plant material.
- "Being Green" can either mean someone who is new or someone who is overwhelmed and prone to desertion.
- A "bowl of green" is a green chile stew popular in New Mexico.
[edit] "Green" as a political ideology
The environmental lobby or ecology movement uses green because of its common occurrence in nature. Greenpeace, an ecological group, uses green because of its association with life and verdancy. Europeans who carry this into the political realm are called Greens:
There are political parties known as "Green Parties" in over one hundred countries throughout the world (beginning primarily in Europe, though similar parties have taken root around the world). The more generic term "green party" is used for parties that emphasize environmentalism, but it is increasingly out of favour as the Global Greens have succeeded in uniting almost all such parties under a Global Green Charter. In the UK the ecology party became the Green Party. In the United States, especially in the state of Minnesota, green has been used by many Democratic candidates (blue, white, gold and green colors show up frequently in official state imagery in Minnesota), though it does not necessarily symbolize adherence to Green principles. Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party Politicians to use green symbolically include U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar, U.S. Representative Keith Ellison and late U.S. Senator Paul Wellstone. Wellstone was frequently and famously sympathetic to green causes.
A "Green Party" (or Faction) also existed in the Byzantine Empire for a while, but of course it had nothing to do with modern Greens. Rather, it developed out of a kind of chariot racing fanclub whose drivers used the color green to distinguish themselves from the opposing "Blue Party".[citation needed]
Bartholomew I of Constantinople is often referred to as "the Green Patriarch" because of the support he has caused the Ecumenical Patriarchate to place for maintenance and protection of the environment.
The flag of Libya is plain green (the traditional color of Islam), the only current national flag of a single color. The flag of Hamas is also green, symbolising their Islamist ideological path.
[edit] Green as a symbol
Green is the color symbolizing earth, nature, and in a broader sense, life. It is also the color of the back of U.S. currency (giving rise to the slang term "greenback"), and thus carries a connotation of money, wealth, and capitalism. This is especially true in the U.S., but the symbol of the dollar worldwide makes it a wider symbol.
Green is considered the traditional color of Islam, likewise because of its association with nature. Muhammad is reliably quoted in a hadith as saying that "water, greenery, and a beautiful face" were three universally good things. Also, in the Qur'an, sura Al-Insan, followers of Allah in Jannah wear fine green silk [3].
In North American stock markets, green is used to denote a rise in stock prices. In East Asian stock markets, however, green is used to denote a drop in stock prices.
In stories involving King Arthur and his Knights, the color green signifies mystical or magical properties. An excellent example is in the tale Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. The Green Knight accepted a blow to the neck with an axe - only to have his body pick up his head and ride away. Later, Sir Gawain received a green sash, a gift that protected the wearer from death.
[edit] Green in Pop Culture
- Money is referred to as "green" in many movies.
- Soylent Green is a 1973 horror-scifi film, named for the green-colored food that is its central plot element.
- Green Bay Packers fans are known to paint themselves green.
- Green Day is a band that was part of the early 90's punk resurgence.
[edit] Green pigments
- Chartreuse
- Cobalt green
- Emerald green
- Malachite
- Sap green
- Terre verte
- Verdigris
- Viridian
[edit] Food colorings
- Chlorophyll (E140 and E141)
- Quinoline (E104)
- Green S (E142), in countries where it is permitted
[edit] References
- ^ Guidelines for Use of the National Flag (RTF), published by the Irish Government. Document retrieved 11 December 2006
[edit] See also
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| The Electromagnetic Spectrum (Sorted by wavelength, short to long) |
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| Gamma ray | X-ray | Ultraviolet | Visible spectrum | Infrared | Terahertz radiation | Microwave | Radio waves | |
| Visible (optical) spectrum: | Violet | Blue | Green | Yellow | Orange | Red |
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| Microwave spectrum: | W band | V band | K band: Ka band, Ku band | X band | C band | S band | L band |
| Radio spectrum: | EHF | SHF | UHF | VHF | HF | MF | LF | VLF | ULF | SLF | ELF |
| Wavelength designations: | Microwave | Shortwave | Mediumwave | Longwave |
| Web colors | black | silver | gray | white | red | maroon | purple | fuchsia | green | lime | olive | yellow | orange | blue | navy | teal | aqua |
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| Shades of green | |||||||||||||
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| Asparagus | Bright green | Camouflage green | Celadon | Chartreuse | Emerald | Fern green | Gray-Tea Green | Gray-asparagus | Green | Green-yellow | Jade | ||
| Lime | Moss green | Myrtle | Olive | Olive Drab | Pear | Pine Green | Sea green | Spring green | Swamp green | Tea Green | Forest green | ||
| Chartreuse yellow | Harlequin | Office green | Lime pulp | Hunter green | Kelly green | Shamrock green | Islamic green | Lime Green | |||||
