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#487537

#487537 ≈ Fern Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#487537 is a color from the green family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 45.88% green and 21.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 38.46% cyan, 0% magenta, 52.99% yellow and 54.12% black. Its hue angle is 103.55°, with 36.05% saturation and 33.73% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Fern Green (#4f7942), ΔE 2.39.

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Web safe#336633
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Relative luminance0.1438

Complementary

  1. #487537
  2. #643775

Split complementary

  1. #487537
  2. #453775
  3. #753767

Analogous

  1. #677537
  2. #487537
  3. #377545

Triadic

  1. #487537
  2. #374875
  3. #753748

Tetradic

  1. #487537
  2. #377564
  3. #643775
  4. #753748

Square

  1. #487537
  2. #376775
  3. #643775
  4. #754537

Monochromatic

  1. #090e07
  2. #28411f
  3. #487537
  4. #68a94f
  5. #93c481

Shades

#487537 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #487537
  2. #416932
  3. #3a5e2c
  4. #325227
  5. #2b4621
  6. #243b1c
  7. #1d2f16
  8. #162311
  9. #0e170b
  10. #070c06
  11. #000000

Tints

#487537 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #487537
  2. #5a834b
  3. #6d915f
  4. #7f9e73
  5. #91ac87
  6. #a4ba9b
  7. #b6c8af
  8. #c8d6c3
  9. #dae3d7
  10. #edf1eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#487537 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #487537
  2. #4e763e
  3. #537746
  4. #59784d
  5. #5e7954
  6. #647b5c
  7. #6a7c63
  8. #6f7d6a
  9. #757e71
  10. #7a7f79
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5e6e5a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #786c32 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #72683b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #467167 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #687034 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #646e3a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #477357 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-487537 {
  color: #487537;
}
Background
.bg-487537 {
  background-color: #487537;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-487537 {
  border: 2px solid #487537;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #487537;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 117 55;
  --color-primary-hsl: 104 36% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-487537 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #487537, #377545);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-487537 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 117 55 / 0.35);
}

#4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 2.39 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 4.82 #556b2f Dark Olive Green ΔE 5.61 #008000 Green ΔE 9.04 #006b3c Cadmium Green ΔE 9.17 #006600 Pakistan Green ΔE 9.43 #568203 Avocado ΔE 9.70 #b78ac8 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Fern Green
#487537  rgb(72, 117, 55)  hsl(104, 36%, 34%)  Fern Green
#643775  rgb(100, 55, 117)  hsl(284, 36%, 34%)  Eminence
#374875  rgb(55, 72, 117)  hsl(224, 36%, 34%)  Yale Blue
#753748  rgb(117, 55, 72)  hsl(344, 36%, 34%)  Wine