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#4E7540

#4e7540 ≈ Fern Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#4e7540 is a color from the green family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 45.88% green and 25.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 33.33% cyan, 0% magenta, 45.3% yellow and 54.12% black. Its hue angle is 104.15°, with 29.28% saturation and 35.49% 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 5.33:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Fern Green (#4f7942), ΔE 1.46.

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Web safe#666633
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Relative luminance0.1471

Complementary

  1. #4e7540
  2. #674075

Split complementary

  1. #4e7540
  2. #4c4075
  3. #754068

Analogous

  1. #687540
  2. #4e7540
  3. #40754c

Triadic

  1. #4e7540
  2. #404e75
  3. #75404e

Tetradic

  1. #4e7540
  2. #407567
  3. #674075
  4. #75404e

Square

  1. #4e7540
  2. #406875
  3. #674075
  4. #754c40

Monochromatic

  1. #0c120a
  2. #2d4425
  3. #4e7540
  4. #6fa65c
  5. #9bc18d

Shades

#4e7540 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e7540
  2. #46693a
  3. #3e5e33
  4. #37522d
  5. #2f4626
  6. #273b20
  7. #1f2f1a
  8. #172313
  9. #10170d
  10. #080c06
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e7540 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e7540
  2. #608353
  3. #719166
  4. #839e79
  5. #95ac8c
  6. #a7baa0
  7. #b8c8b3
  8. #cad6c6
  9. #dce3d9
  10. #edf1ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e7540 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e7540
  2. #537646
  3. #58774d
  4. #5d7853
  5. #62795a
  6. #677b60
  7. #6c7c66
  8. #717d6d
  9. #767e73
  10. #7b7f7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #616f5d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #786d3c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #726a43 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4c7268 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a703e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #666e42 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4d735b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e7540 {
  color: #4e7540;
}
Background
.bg-4e7540 {
  background-color: #4e7540;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e7540 {
  border: 2px solid #4e7540;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e7540;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 117 64;
  --color-primary-hsl: 104 29% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e7540 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e7540, #40754c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e7540 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 117 64 / 0.35);
}

#4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 1.46 #556b2f Dark Olive Green ΔE 5.62 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 6.16 #355e3b Hunter Green ΔE 9.34 #006b3c Cadmium Green ΔE 9.38 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 9.98 #008000 Green ΔE 10.88 #b18abf Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Fern Green
#4e7540  rgb(78, 117, 64)  hsl(104, 29%, 35%)  Fern Green
#674075  rgb(103, 64, 117)  hsl(284, 29%, 35%)  Eminence
#404e75  rgb(64, 78, 117)  hsl(224, 29%, 35%)  Yale Blue
#75404e  rgb(117, 64, 78)  hsl(344, 29%, 35%)  Tuscan Red