HEX atlas value

#4B5F3A

#4B5F3A is a cool green HEX color close to Dark Olive Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 75, 95, 58, HSL 92, 24%, 30%, has luminance 0.0999, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

green cool muted earth-tone

#4B5F3A Sample readable text

HEX #4B5F3A

RGB rgb(75, 95, 58)

HSL hsl(92 24% 30%)

CMYK cmyk(21, 0, 39, 63)

Luminance 0.0999

Contrast Black 3:1White 7:1

CSS

--color-4b5f3a: #4B5F3A;
.background-4b5f3a { background-color: #4B5F3A; }
.text-4b5f3a { color: #4B5F3A; }

Luminance0.0999

Black text3:1AA Fail

White text7:1AA 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":"#4B5F3A","rgb":[75,95,58],"hsl":[92,24,30],"cmyk":[21,0,39,63],"luminance":0.0999,"contrast":{"black":3,"white":7}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":7,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#1E2617","hex":"#1E2617","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.34,"contrastWhite":15.62,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#4E3A5F","hex":"#4E3A5F","family":"purple","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.09,"contrastWhite":10.03,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Asphalt Gray","hex":"#4B4B4B","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.41,"contrastWhite":8.72,"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":"#4C4E4B","hex":"#4C4E4B","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.5,"contrastWhite":8.41,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","muted","earth tone","muted green","earth tone green","Dark Olive 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/4b5f3a.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-olive-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/hunter-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/moss-deep.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#4E3A5F","analogous":["#5E5F3A","#3A5F3B"],"triadic":["#3A4B5F","#5F3A4B"],"tetradic":["#3A5E5F","#4E3A5F","#5F3B3A"],"splitComplementary":["#3B3A5F","#5F3A5E"],"monochromatic":["#78985D","#4B5F3A","#1E2617"]}

Variants

{"light":"#78985D","dark":"#1E2617","saturated":"#4A7029","desaturated":"#4C4E4B","pastel":"#8C9782","neon":"#5AC200"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dark-olive-green","name":"Dark Olive Green","hex":"#556B2F","distance":19.1049731745428},{"slug":"hunter-green","name":"Hunter Green","hex":"#355E3B","distance":22.045407685048602},{"slug":"moss-deep","name":"Moss Deep","hex":"#4A5D23","distance":23.108440016582687},{"slug":"basalt","name":"Basalt","hex":"#4B4C4C","distance":26.1725046566048},{"slug":"asphalt-gray","name":"Asphalt Gray","hex":"#4B4B4B","distance":26.248809496813376}]

HEX meaning and use

About #4B5F3A

#4B5F3A is classified as a cool green value with muted and earth tone visual character. #4B5F3A is visually closest to Dark Olive Green, a named green color with HEX #556B2F.

The RGB channels are 75, 95, and 58, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 92deg with 24% saturation and 30% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-saturation, dark 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 0.0999, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 19.10, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3:1AA Fail

White text7:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #4B5F3A needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF7:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

#1E2617#FFFFFF text · best 15.62:1#1E2617

#4E3A5F#FFFFFF text · best 10.03:1#4E3A5F

Asphalt Gray#FFFFFF text · best 8.72:1#4B4B4B

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

#4C4E4B#FFFFFF text · best 8.41:1#4C4E4B

Generated Palette

#4B5F3A#4B5F3A

#4E3A5F#4E3A5F

#5E5F3A#5E5F3A

#3A5F3B#3A5F3B

#78985D#78985D

#1E2617#1E2617

Color Harmonies

#4E3A5F#4E3A5F

#5E5F3A#5E5F3A

#3A5F3B#3A5F3B

#3A4B5F#3A4B5F

#5F3A4B#5F3A4B

Variants

#78985D#78985D

#1E2617#1E2617

#4A7029#4A7029

#4C4E4B#4C4E4B

#8C9782#8C9782

#5AC200#5AC200

Nearest Named Colors

Dark Olive Green#556B2F

Hunter Green#355E3B

Moss Deep#4A5D23

Basalt#4B4C4C

Asphalt Gray#4B4B4B

#4B5F3A

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #4B5F3A

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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