Android green is a shade of chartreuse or Caribbean green, defined by Google as the color of the Android robot mascot, used as a logo for the Android operating system. It is defined to be RGB hex value #3DDC84 online and Pantone 7479 C in print.[1]
| Android green | |
|---|---|
 Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #3DDC84 |
| sRGBB (r, g, b) | (61, 220, 132) |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (147°, 72%, 86%) |
| CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (78, 82, 140°) |
| Source | Google[1][2] |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Vivid yellowish green |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
Rebrand
editThe current color definition has been in place since a change in brand guidelines on Aug 22, 2019. Part of this change included the color of the android robot logo and therefore a change to the definition of android green.[2][3] The color was changed to be more accessible to the colorblind, citing that "...green isn’t exactly an optimal color for a global brand. The most common form of colorblindness is red-green colorblindness, which can make certain shades of green hard to see."[3]
Original Definition
edit| Android green (pre-2018) | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #A4C639 |
| sRGBB (r, g, b) | (164, 198, 57) |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (74°, 71%, 78%) |
| CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (75, 79, 102°) |
| Source | Google[4] |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Vivid yellow green |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
The prior definition of android green was a yellow-green color #A4C639 (PMS 376C in print).[4][5] During the initial creation of the android logo, first released on November 5, 2007, #A4C639 was selected by the original designer of the android logo, Irina Blok, "...because it reminded (us of a) nostalgic code color, and it would stand out against dark background."[5] Code color probably refers to the color of text in Monochrome monitors, derived from the green "P1" phosphor.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b "Brand guidelines". 18 November 2020. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
- ^ a b "Updates to Android's brand". 22 August 2019. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
- ^ a b Imel, David (22 August 2019). "Inside Google's massive Android rebrand". Android Authority. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
- ^ a b "Brand guidelines". 17 April 2018. Archived from the original on 11 July 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
- ^ a b Breeze, Mez (8 September 2012). "Android, Apple, Starbucks & NASA: What inspired these four world-famous logos?". The Next Web. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
- ^ "Cathode Ray Tube Phosphors" (PDF).
