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#4E8246

#4e8246 ≈ Fern Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#4e8246 is a color from the green family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 50.98% green and 27.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 46.15% yellow and 49.02% black. Its hue angle is 112°, with 30% saturation and 39.22% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Fern Green (#4f7942), ΔE 3.38.

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Relative luminance0.1803

Complementary

  1. #4e8246
  2. #7a4682

Split complementary

  1. #4e8246
  2. #5c4682
  3. #82466c

Analogous

  1. #6c8246
  2. #4e8246
  3. #46825c

Triadic

  1. #4e8246
  2. #464e82
  3. #82464e

Tetradic

  1. #4e8246
  2. #46827a
  3. #7a4682
  4. #82464e

Square

  1. #4e8246
  2. #466c82
  3. #7a4682
  4. #825c46

Monochromatic

  1. #121f10
  2. #30502b
  3. #4e8246
  4. #71ad67
  5. #9fc899

Shades

#4e8246 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e8246
  2. #46753f
  3. #3e6838
  4. #375b31
  5. #2f4e2a
  6. #274123
  7. #1f341c
  8. #172715
  9. #101a0e
  10. #080d07
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e8246 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e8246
  2. #608f59
  3. #719b6b
  4. #83a87e
  5. #95b490
  6. #a7c1a3
  7. #b8cdb5
  8. #cadac8
  9. #dce6da
  10. #edf3ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e8246 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e8246
  2. #53824c
  3. #588252
  4. #5d8157
  5. #62815d
  6. #678163
  7. #6c8169
  8. #71816f
  9. #768074
  10. #7b807a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #687b66 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #857941 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7d744a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4a7f74 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #737d43 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6d7a48 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4b8064 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e8246 {
  color: #4e8246;
}
Background
.bg-4e8246 {
  background-color: #4e8246;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4e8246 {
  border: 2px solid #4e8246;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e8246;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 130 70;
  --color-primary-hsl: 112 30% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e8246 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e8246, #46825c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e8246 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 130 70 / 0.35);
}

#4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 3.38 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 5.49 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 6.46 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 7.84 #138808 India Green ΔE 9.20 #008000 Green ΔE 9.53 #556b2f Dark Olive Green ΔE 9.57 #b17db9 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Fern Green
#4e8246  rgb(78, 130, 70)  hsl(112, 30%, 39%)  Fern Green
#7a4682  rgb(122, 70, 130)  hsl(292, 30%, 39%)  Deep Plum
#464e82  rgb(70, 78, 130)  hsl(232, 30%, 39%)  Dark Slate Blue
#82464e  rgb(130, 70, 78)  hsl(352, 30%, 39%)  Tuscan Red