HEX atlas value

#487637

#487637 is a cool green HEX color close to Fern Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 72, 118, 55, HSL 104, 36%, 34%, has luminance 0.1461, and belongs to the earth tone group.

green cool earth-tone

#487637 Sample readable text

HEX #487637

RGB rgb(72, 118, 55)

HSL hsl(104 36% 34%)

CMYK cmyk(39, 0, 53, 54)

Luminance 0.1461

Contrast Black 3.92:1White 5.35:1

CSS

--color-487637: #487637;
.background-487637 { background-color: #487637; }
.text-487637 { color: #487637; }

Luminance0.1461

Black text3.92:1AA Fail

White text5.35:1AA 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":"#487637","rgb":[72,118,55],"hsl":[104,36,34],"cmyk":[39,0,53,54],"luminance":0.1461,"contrast":{"black":3.92,"white":5.35}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.92,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":5.35,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#22371A","hex":"#22371A","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.63,"contrastWhite":12.88,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#653776","hex":"#653776","family":"purple","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.36,"contrastWhite":8.89,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#70B159","hex":"#70B159","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.12,"contrastWhite":2.59,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Hunter Green","hex":"#355E3B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.82,"contrastWhite":7.46,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"Moss Deep","hex":"#4A5D23","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.88,"contrastWhite":7.29,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","earth tone","earth tone green","Fern Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/487637.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/fern-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-olive-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/hunter-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#653776","analogous":["#677637","#377646"],"triadic":["#374876","#763748"],"tetradic":["#376776","#653776","#764637"],"splitComplementary":["#463776","#763767"],"monochromatic":["#70B159","#487637","#22371A"]}

Variants

{"light":"#70B159","dark":"#22371A","saturated":"#3F8924","desaturated":"#51634B","pastel":"#8CAC80","neon":"#39D600"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"fern-green","name":"Fern Green","hex":"#4F7942","distance":13.379088160259652},{"slug":"dark-olive-green","name":"Dark Olive Green","hex":"#556B2F","distance":18.81488772222678},{"slug":"hunter-green","name":"Hunter Green","hex":"#355E3B","distance":30.870698080866262},{"slug":"moss-deep","name":"Moss Deep","hex":"#4A5D23","distance":32.07802986469088},{"slug":"cactus-green","name":"Cactus Green","hex":"#587156","distance":35.24202037341219}]

HEX meaning and use

About #487637

#487637 is classified as a cool green value with earth tone visual character. #487637 is visually closest to Fern Green, a named green color with HEX #4F7942.

The RGB channels are 72, 118, and 55, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 104deg with 36% saturation and 34% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-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 natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.1461, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 13.38, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.92:1AA Fail

White text5.35:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #487637 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.92:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF5.35:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#22371A#FFFFFF text · best 12.88:1#22371A

#653776#FFFFFF text · best 8.89:1#653776

#70B159#000000 text · best 8.12:1#70B159

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

Moss Deep#FFFFFF text · best 7.29:1#4A5D23

Generated Palette

#487637#487637

#653776#653776

#677637#677637

#377646#377646

#70B159#70B159

#22371A#22371A

Color Harmonies

#653776#653776

#677637#677637

#377646#377646

#374876#374876

#763748#763748

Variants

#70B159#70B159

#22371A#22371A

#3F8924#3F8924

#51634B#51634B

#8CAC80#8CAC80

#39D600#39D600

Nearest Named Colors

Fern Green#4F7942

Dark Olive Green#556B2F

Hunter Green#355E3B

Moss Deep#4A5D23

Cactus Green#587156

#487637

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #487637

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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