HEX atlas value

#4A7856

#4A7856 is a cool green HEX color close to Cactus Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 74, 120, 86, HSL 136, 24%, 38%, has luminance 0.1556, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

green cool muted earth-tone

#4A7856 Sample readable text

HEX #4A7856

RGB rgb(74, 120, 86)

HSL hsl(136 24% 38%)

CMYK cmyk(38, 0, 28, 53)

Luminance 0.1556

Contrast Black 4.11:1White 5.11:1

CSS

--color-4a7856: #4A7856;
.background-4a7856 { background-color: #4A7856; }
.text-4a7856 { color: #4A7856; }

Luminance0.1556

Black text4.11:1AA Fail

White text5.11:1AA 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":"#4A7856","rgb":[74,120,86],"hsl":[136,24,38],"cmyk":[38,0,28,53],"luminance":0.1556,"contrast":{"black":4.11,"white":5.11}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":4.11,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":5.11,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#273F2D","hex":"#273F2D","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.84,"contrastWhite":11.44,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#74AA82","hex":"#74AA82","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.81,"contrastWhite":2.69,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#784A6C","hex":"#784A6C","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.99,"contrastWhite":7.01,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"#5F6360","hex":"#5F6360","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.44,"contrastWhite":6.1,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"Cactus Green","hex":"#587156","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.91,"contrastWhite":5.37,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","muted","earth tone","muted green","earth tone green","Cactus 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/4a7856.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cactus-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/epoxy-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/fern-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#784A6C","analogous":["#54784A","#4A786D"],"triadic":["#564A78","#78564A"],"tetradic":["#4A5478","#784A6C","#786D4A"],"splitComplementary":["#6D4A78","#784A54"],"monochromatic":["#74AA82","#4A7856","#273F2D"]}

Variants

{"light":"#74AA82","dark":"#273F2D","saturated":"#348D4C","desaturated":"#5F6360","pastel":"#98A99D","neon":"#00EB3F"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"cactus-green","name":"Cactus Green","hex":"#587156","distance":15.652475842498529},{"slug":"epoxy-green","name":"Epoxy Green","hex":"#4E8A57","distance":18.466185312619388},{"slug":"fern-green","name":"Fern Green","hex":"#4F7942","distance":20.639767440550294},{"slug":"hookers-green","name":"Hookers Green","hex":"#49796B","distance":21.047565179849187},{"slug":"viridian","name":"Viridian","hex":"#40826D","distance":27}]

HEX meaning and use

About #4A7856

#4A7856 is classified as a cool green value with muted and earth tone visual character. #4A7856 is visually closest to Cactus Green, a named green color with HEX #587156.

The RGB channels are 74, 120, and 86, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 136deg with 24% saturation and 38% 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 0.1556, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 15.65, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text4.11:1AA Fail

White text5.11:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #4A7856 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000004.11:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF5.11:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#273F2D#FFFFFF text · best 11.44:1#273F2D

#74AA82#000000 text · best 7.81:1#74AA82

#784A6C#FFFFFF text · best 7.01:1#784A6C

#5F6360#FFFFFF text · best 6.1:1#5F6360

Cactus Green#FFFFFF text · best 5.37:1#587156

Generated Palette

#4A7856#4A7856

#784A6C#784A6C

#54784A#54784A

#4A786D#4A786D

#74AA82#74AA82

#273F2D#273F2D

Color Harmonies

#784A6C#784A6C

#54784A#54784A

#4A786D#4A786D

#564A78#564A78

#78564A#78564A

Variants

#74AA82#74AA82

#273F2D#273F2D

#348D4C#348D4C

#5F6360#5F6360

#98A99D#98A99D

#00EB3F#00EB3F

Nearest Named Colors

Cactus Green#587156

Epoxy Green#4E8A57

Fern Green#4F7942

Hookers Green#49796B

Viridian#40826D

#4A7856

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #4A7856

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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