HEX atlas value

#426C49

#426C49 is a cool green HEX color close to Fern Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 66, 108, 73, HSL 130, 24%, 34%, has luminance 0.1236, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

green cool muted earth-tone

#426C49 Sample readable text

HEX #426C49

RGB rgb(66, 108, 73)

HSL hsl(130 24% 34%)

CMYK cmyk(39, 0, 32, 58)

Luminance 0.1236

Contrast Black 3.47:1White 6.05:1

CSS

--color-426c49: #426C49;
.background-426c49 { background-color: #426C49; }
.text-426c49 { color: #426C49; }

Luminance0.1236

Black text3.47:1AA Fail

White text6.05:1AA Pass

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#426C49","rgb":[66,108,73],"hsl":[130,24,34],"cmyk":[39,0,32,58],"luminance":0.1236,"contrast":{"black":3.47,"white":6.05}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.47,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":6.05,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#1F3322","hex":"#1F3322","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.55,"contrastWhite":13.51,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Basalt","hex":"#4B4C4C","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.44,"contrastWhite":8.61,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#6C4265","hex":"#6C4265","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.6,"contrastWhite":8.06,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Hunter Green","hex":"#355E3B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.82,"contrastWhite":7.46,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"#555856","hex":"#555856","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.92,"contrastWhite":7.2,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","muted","earth tone","muted green","earth tone green","Fern Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","muted interface themes","natural palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/426c49.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/fern-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/hunter-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cactus-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#6C4265","analogous":["#506C42","#426C5E"],"triadic":["#49426C","#6C4942"],"tetradic":["#42506C","#6C4265","#6C5E42"],"splitComplementary":["#5E426C","#6C4250"],"monochromatic":["#67A271","#426C49","#1F3322"]}

Variants

{"light":"#67A271","dark":"#1F3322","saturated":"#2F7F3C","desaturated":"#555856","pastel":"#8DA090","neon":"#00D624"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"fern-green","name":"Fern Green","hex":"#4F7942","distance":19.672315572906},{"slug":"hunter-green","name":"Hunter Green","hex":"#355E3B","distance":23.68543856465402},{"slug":"cactus-green","name":"Cactus Green","hex":"#587156","distance":26.038433132583073},{"slug":"dark-olive-green","name":"Dark Olive Green","hex":"#556B2F","distance":32.218007387174026},{"slug":"basalt","name":"Basalt","hex":"#4B4C4C","distance":33.37663853655727}]

HEX meaning and use

About #426C49

#426C49 is classified as a cool green value with muted and earth tone visual character. #426C49 is visually closest to Fern Green, a named green color with HEX #4F7942.

The RGB channels are 66, 108, and 73, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 130deg with 24% saturation and 34% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and muted interface themes. Its luminance is 0.1236, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 19.67, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.47:1AA Fail

White text6.05:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #426C49 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.47:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF6.05:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#1F3322#FFFFFF text · best 13.51:1#1F3322

Basalt#FFFFFF text · best 8.61:1#4B4C4C

#6C4265#FFFFFF text · best 8.06:1#6C4265

Hunter Green#FFFFFF text · best 7.46:1#355E3B

#555856#FFFFFF text · best 7.2:1#555856

Generated Palette

#426C49#426C49

#6C4265#6C4265

#506C42#506C42

#426C5E#426C5E

#67A271#67A271

#1F3322#1F3322

Color Harmonies

#6C4265#6C4265

#506C42#506C42

#426C5E#426C5E

#49426C#49426C

#6C4942#6C4942

Variants

#67A271#67A271

#1F3322#1F3322

#2F7F3C#2F7F3C

#555856#555856

#8DA090#8DA090

#00D624#00D624

Nearest Named Colors

Fern Green#4F7942

Hunter Green#355E3B

Cactus Green#587156

Dark Olive Green#556B2F

Basalt#4B4C4C

#426C49

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #426C49

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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