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#4E784E

#4e784e ≈ Fern Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#4e784e is a color from the green family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 47.06% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 52.94% black. Its hue angle is 120°, with 21.21% saturation and 38.82% 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 5.1:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Fern Green (#4f7942), ΔE 3.38.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.156

Complementary

  1. #4e784e
  2. #784e78

Split complementary

  1. #4e784e
  2. #634e78
  3. #784e63

Analogous

  1. #63784e
  2. #4e784e
  3. #4e7863

Triadic

  1. #4e784e
  2. #4e4e78
  3. #784e4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e784e
  2. #4e7878
  3. #784e78
  4. #784e4e

Square

  1. #4e784e
  2. #4e6378
  3. #784e78
  4. #78634e

Monochromatic

  1. #121b12
  2. #304a30
  3. #4e784e
  4. #70a270
  5. #9fc09f

Shades

#4e784e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e784e
  2. #466c46
  3. #3e603e
  4. #375437
  5. #2f482f
  6. #273c27
  7. #1f301f
  8. #172417
  9. #101810
  10. #080c08
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e784e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e784e
  2. #608660
  3. #719371
  4. #83a183
  5. #95ae95
  6. #a7bca7
  7. #b8c9b8
  8. #cad7ca
  9. #dce4dc
  10. #edf2ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e784e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e784e
  2. #537953
  3. #587a58
  4. #5d7a5d
  5. #627b62
  6. #677c67
  7. #6c7d6c
  8. #717e71
  9. #767e76
  10. #7b7f7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #637263 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7a714b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #736c50 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4a766d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b744c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #66714f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4b7762 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e784e {
  color: #4e784e;
}
Background
.bg-4e784e {
  background-color: #4e784e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e784e {
  border: 2px solid #4e784e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e784e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 120 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 120 21% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e784e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e784e, #4e7863);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e784e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 120 78 / 0.35);
}

#4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 3.38 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 8.42 #556b2f Dark Olive Green ΔE 8.47 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 8.81 #006b3c Cadmium Green ΔE 9.17 #40826d Viridian ΔE 9.23 #355e3b Hunter Green ΔE 9.37 #b187b1 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Fern Green
#4e784e  rgb(78, 120, 78)  hsl(120, 21%, 39%)  Fern Green
#784e78  rgb(120, 78, 120)  hsl(300, 21%, 39%)  Deep Plum
#4e4e78  rgb(78, 78, 120)  hsl(240, 21%, 39%)  Dark Slate Blue
#784e4e  rgb(120, 78, 78)  hsl(0, 21%, 39%)  Tuscan Red