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#4E8342

#4e8342 ≈ Fern Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#4e8342 is a color from the green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 51.37% green and 25.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40.46% cyan, 0% magenta, 49.62% yellow and 48.63% black. Its hue angle is 108.92°, with 32.99% saturation and 38.63% 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 4.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Fern Green (#4f7942), ΔE 3.94.

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Web safe#669933
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Relative luminance0.1825

Complementary

  1. #4e8342
  2. #774283

Split complementary

  1. #4e8342
  2. #574283
  3. #83426f

Analogous

  1. #6f8342
  2. #4e8342
  3. #428357

Triadic

  1. #4e8342
  2. #424e83
  3. #83424e

Tetradic

  1. #4e8342
  2. #428377
  3. #774283
  4. #83424e

Square

  1. #4e8342
  2. #426f83
  3. #774283
  4. #835742

Monochromatic

  1. #111d0f
  2. #305028
  3. #4e8342
  4. #70b062
  5. #9ec995

Shades

#4e8342 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e8342
  2. #46763b
  3. #3e6935
  4. #375c2e
  5. #2f4f28
  6. #274221
  7. #1f341a
  8. #172714
  9. #101a0d
  10. #080d07
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e8342 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e8342
  2. #608f55
  3. #719c68
  4. #83a87b
  5. #95b58e
  6. #a7c1a1
  7. #b8cdb3
  8. #cadac6
  9. #dce6d9
  10. #edf3ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e8342 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e8342
  2. #538348
  3. #58824e
  4. #5d8255
  5. #62825b
  6. #678261
  7. #6c8167
  8. #71816d
  9. #768174
  10. #7b807a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #697c65 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #86793d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7f7546 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4a7f74 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #747d3f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6e7b45 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4c8163 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e8342 {
  color: #4e8342;
}
Background
.bg-4e8342 {
  background-color: #4e8342;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4e8342 {
  border: 2px solid #4e8342;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e8342;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 131 66;
  --color-primary-hsl: 109 33% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e8342 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e8342, #428357);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e8342 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 131 66 / 0.35);
}

#4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 3.94 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 4.73 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 6.92 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 7.01 #138808 India Green ΔE 8.34 #008000 Green ΔE 8.82 #568203 Avocado ΔE 8.85 #b17cbd Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Fern Green
#4e8342  rgb(78, 131, 66)  hsl(109, 33%, 39%)  Fern Green
#774283  rgb(119, 66, 131)  hsl(289, 33%, 39%)  Eminence
#424e83  rgb(66, 78, 131)  hsl(229, 33%, 39%)  Dark Slate Blue
#83424e  rgb(131, 66, 78)  hsl(349, 33%, 39%)  Cordovan