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#5A855A

#5a855a ≈ Fern Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#5a855a is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 35.29% red, 52.16% green and 35.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.33% cyan, 0% magenta, 32.33% yellow and 47.84% black. Its hue angle is 120°, with 19.28% saturation and 43.73% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Fern Green (#4f7942), ΔE 5.9.

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Web safe#669966
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Relative luminance0.1969

Complementary

  1. #5a855a
  2. #855a85

Split complementary

  1. #5a855a
  2. #705a85
  3. #855a70

Analogous

  1. #70855a
  2. #5a855a
  3. #5a8570

Triadic

  1. #5a855a
  2. #5a5a85
  3. #855a5a

Tetradic

  1. #5a855a
  2. #5a8585
  3. #855a85
  4. #855a5a

Square

  1. #5a855a
  2. #5a7085
  3. #855a85
  4. #85705a

Monochromatic

  1. #1c2a1c
  2. #3b573b
  3. #5a855a
  4. #81aa81
  5. #afc9af

Shades

#5a855a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5a855a
  2. #517851
  3. #486a48
  4. #3f5d3f
  5. #365036
  6. #2d432d
  7. #243524
  8. #1b281b
  9. #121b12
  10. #090d09
  11. #000000

Tints

#5a855a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5a855a
  2. #6b916b
  3. #7b9d7b
  4. #8caa8c
  5. #9cb69c
  6. #adc2ad
  7. #bdcebd
  8. #cedace
  9. #dee7de
  10. #eff3ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5a855a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5a855a
  2. #5e855e
  3. #628462
  4. #658465
  5. #698369
  6. #6d836d
  7. #718271
  8. #758275
  9. #788178
  10. #7c817c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6f7f6f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #877d57 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #80795c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #56837a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #778058 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #737e5b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #57846e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5a855a {
  color: #5a855a;
}
Background
.bg-5a855a {
  background-color: #5a855a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-5a855a {
  border: 2px solid #5a855a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5a855a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 90 133 90;
  --color-primary-hsl: 120 19% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5a855a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5a855a, #5a8570);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5a855a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(90 133 90 / 0.35);
}

#4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 5.90 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 6.62 #40826d Viridian ΔE 8.81 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 9.51 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 11.06 #009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 11.33 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 11.64 #a57aa5 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Fern Green
#5a855a  rgb(90, 133, 90)  hsl(120, 19%, 44%)  Fern Green
#855a85  rgb(133, 90, 133)  hsl(300, 19%, 44%)  Deep Plum
#5a5a85  rgb(90, 90, 133)  hsl(240, 19%, 44%)  Dark Slate Blue
#855a5a  rgb(133, 90, 90)  hsl(0, 19%, 44%)  Copper Rose