HEX atlas value

#496647

#496647 is a cool green HEX color close to Fern Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 73, 102, 71, HSL 116, 18%, 34%, has luminance 0.1137, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

green cool muted earth-tone

#496647 Sample readable text

HEX #496647

RGB rgb(73, 102, 71)

HSL hsl(116 18% 34%)

CMYK cmyk(28, 0, 30, 60)

Luminance 0.1137

Contrast Black 3.27:1White 6.41:1

CSS

--color-496647: #496647;
.background-496647 { background-color: #496647; }
.text-496647 { color: #496647; }

Luminance0.1137

Black text3.27:1AA Fail

White text6.41:1AA 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":"#496647","rgb":[73,102,71],"hsl":[116,18,34],"cmyk":[28,0,30,60],"luminance":0.1137,"contrast":{"black":3.27,"white":6.41}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.27,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":6.41,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#223021","hex":"#223021","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.51,"contrastWhite":13.89,"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":"#644766","hex":"#644766","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.64,"contrastWhite":7.97,"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":"#575757","hex":"#575757","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.91,"contrastWhite":7.23,"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/496647.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/fern-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cactus-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/hunter-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#644766","analogous":["#596647","#476655"],"triadic":["#474966","#664749"],"tetradic":["#475966","#644766","#665547"],"splitComplementary":["#554766","#664759"],"monochromatic":["#729B6F","#496647","#223021"]}

Variants

{"light":"#729B6F","dark":"#223021","saturated":"#397934","desaturated":"#575757","pastel":"#949A93","neon":"#0ED600"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"fern-green","name":"Fern Green","hex":"#4F7942","distance":20.54263858417414},{"slug":"cactus-green","name":"Cactus Green","hex":"#587156","distance":23.895606290697042},{"slug":"hunter-green","name":"Hunter Green","hex":"#355E3B","distance":24.657656011875904},{"slug":"basalt","name":"Basalt","hex":"#4B4C4C","distance":26.551836094703507},{"slug":"dark-olive-green","name":"Dark Olive Green","hex":"#556B2F","distance":27.294688127912362}]

HEX meaning and use

About #496647

#496647 is classified as a cool green value with muted and earth tone visual character. #496647 is visually closest to Fern Green, a named green color with HEX #4F7942.

The RGB channels are 73, 102, and 71, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 116deg with 18% 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 0.1137, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 20.54, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.27:1AA Fail

White text6.41:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #496647 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.27:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF6.41:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#223021#FFFFFF text · best 13.89:1#223021

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

#644766#FFFFFF text · best 7.97:1#644766

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

#575757#FFFFFF text · best 7.23:1#575757

Generated Palette

#496647#496647

#644766#644766

#596647#596647

#476655#476655

#729B6F#729B6F

#223021#223021

Color Harmonies

#644766#644766

#596647#596647

#476655#476655

#474966#474966

#664749#664749

Variants

#729B6F#729B6F

#223021#223021

#397934#397934

#575757#575757

#949A93#949A93

#0ED600#0ED600

Nearest Named Colors

Fern Green#4F7942

Cactus Green#587156

Hunter Green#355E3B

Basalt#4B4C4C

Dark Olive Green#556B2F

#496647

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #496647

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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