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#427E50

#427e50 ≈ Fern Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#427e50 is a color from the green family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 49.41% green and 31.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 47.62% cyan, 0% magenta, 36.51% yellow and 50.59% black. Its hue angle is 134°, with 31.25% saturation and 37.65% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Fern Green (#4f7942), ΔE 4.6.

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Relative luminance0.1666

Complementary

  1. #427e50
  2. #7e4270

Split complementary

  1. #427e50
  2. #6e427e
  3. #7e4252

Analogous

  1. #527e42
  2. #427e50
  3. #427e6e

Triadic

  1. #427e50
  2. #50427e
  3. #7e5042

Tetradic

  1. #427e50
  2. #42707e
  3. #7e4270
  4. #7e5042

Square

  1. #427e50
  2. #42527e
  3. #7e4270
  4. #7e6e42

Monochromatic

  1. #0d1a10
  2. #284c30
  3. #427e50
  4. #61ac72
  5. #93c69f

Shades

#427e50 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #427e50
  2. #3b7148
  3. #356540
  4. #2e5838
  5. #284c30
  6. #213f28
  7. #1a3220
  8. #142618
  9. #0d1910
  10. #070d08
  11. #000000

Tints

#427e50 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #427e50
  2. #558b62
  3. #689873
  4. #7ba585
  5. #8eb296
  6. #a1bfa8
  7. #b3cbb9
  8. #c6d8cb
  9. #d9e5dc
  10. #ecf2ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#427e50 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #427e50
  2. #487e55
  3. #4e7e5a
  4. #557f5e
  5. #5b7f63
  6. #617f68
  7. #677f6d
  8. #6d7f72
  9. #748076
  10. #7a807b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #627766 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7f754d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #766f53 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #377c72 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c794e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #657552 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3c7d66 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-427e50 {
  color: #427e50;
}
Background
.bg-427e50 {
  background-color: #427e50;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-427e50 {
  border: 2px solid #427e50;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #427e50;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 126 80;
  --color-primary-hsl: 134 31% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-427e50 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #427e50, #427e6e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-427e50 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 126 80 / 0.35);
}

#4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 4.60 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 5.26 #40826d Viridian ΔE 8.32 #006b3c Cadmium Green ΔE 8.61 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 9.07 #00755e Tropical Rain Forest ΔE 9.75 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 10.61 #bd81af Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Fern Green
#427e50  rgb(66, 126, 80)  hsl(134, 31%, 38%)  Fern Green
#7e4270  rgb(126, 66, 112)  hsl(314, 31%, 38%)  Deep Plum
#50427e  rgb(80, 66, 126)  hsl(254, 31%, 38%)  Dark Slate Blue
#7e5042  rgb(126, 80, 66)  hsl(14, 31%, 38%)  Tuscan Red