HEX atlas value

#4A6C42

#4A6C42 is a cool green HEX color close to Fern Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 74, 108, 66, HSL 109, 24%, 34%, has luminance 0.1257, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

green cool muted earth-tone

#4A6C42 Sample readable text

HEX #4A6C42

RGB rgb(74, 108, 66)

HSL hsl(109 24% 34%)

CMYK cmyk(31, 0, 39, 58)

Luminance 0.1257

Contrast Black 3.51:1White 5.98:1

CSS

--color-4a6c42: #4A6C42;
.background-4a6c42 { background-color: #4A6C42; }
.text-4a6c42 { color: #4A6C42; }

Luminance0.1257

Black text3.51:1AA Fail

White text5.98:1AA 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":"#4A6C42","rgb":[74,108,66],"hsl":[109,24,34],"cmyk":[31,0,39,58],"luminance":0.1257,"contrast":{"black":3.51,"white":5.98}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.51,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":5.98,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#23331F","hex":"#23331F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.56,"contrastWhite":13.43,"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":"#64426C","hex":"#64426C","family":"purple","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.54,"contrastWhite":8.27,"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":"#565855","hex":"#565855","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.92,"contrastWhite":7.19,"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/4a6c42.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/cactus-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#64426C","analogous":["#5E6C42","#426C4F"],"triadic":["#424A6C","#6C424A"],"tetradic":["#425E6C","#64426C","#6C4F42"],"splitComplementary":["#4F426C","#6C425E"],"monochromatic":["#72A267","#4A6C42","#23331F"]}

Variants

{"light":"#72A267","dark":"#23331F","saturated":"#3D7F2F","desaturated":"#565855","pastel":"#90A08D","neon":"#27D600"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"fern-green","name":"Fern Green","hex":"#4F7942","distance":13.92838827718412},{"slug":"dark-olive-green","name":"Dark Olive Green","hex":"#556B2F","distance":21.97726097583591},{"slug":"cactus-green","name":"Cactus Green","hex":"#587156","distance":24.919871588754223},{"slug":"hunter-green","name":"Hunter Green","hex":"#355E3B","distance":26.19160170741759},{"slug":"basalt","name":"Basalt","hex":"#4B4C4C","distance":33.54101966249684}]

HEX meaning and use

About #4A6C42

#4A6C42 is classified as a cool green value with muted and earth tone visual character. #4A6C42 is visually closest to Fern Green, a named green color with HEX #4F7942.

The RGB channels are 74, 108, and 66, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 109deg 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 0.1257, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 13.93, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.51:1AA Fail

White text5.98:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #4A6C42 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.51:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF5.98:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#23331F#FFFFFF text · best 13.43:1#23331F

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

#64426C#FFFFFF text · best 8.27:1#64426C

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

#565855#FFFFFF text · best 7.19:1#565855

Generated Palette

#4A6C42#4A6C42

#64426C#64426C

#5E6C42#5E6C42

#426C4F#426C4F

#72A267#72A267

#23331F#23331F

Color Harmonies

#64426C#64426C

#5E6C42#5E6C42

#426C4F#426C4F

#424A6C#424A6C

#6C424A#6C424A

Variants

#72A267#72A267

#23331F#23331F

#3D7F2F#3D7F2F

#565855#565855

#90A08D#90A08D

#27D600#27D600

Nearest Named Colors

Fern Green#4F7942

Dark Olive Green#556B2F

Cactus Green#587156

Hunter Green#355E3B

Basalt#4B4C4C

#4A6C42

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #4A6C42

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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