HEX atlas value

#4C6157

#4C6157 is a cool green HEX color close to Storm Blue. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 76, 97, 87, HSL 151, 12%, 34%, has luminance 0.1077, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

green cool muted earth-tone

#4C6157 Sample readable text

HEX #4C6157

RGB rgb(76, 97, 87)

HSL hsl(151 12% 34%)

CMYK cmyk(22, 0, 10, 62)

Luminance 0.1077

Contrast Black 3.15:1White 6.66:1

CSS

--color-4c6157: #4C6157;
.background-4c6157 { background-color: #4C6157; }
.text-4c6157 { color: #4C6157; }

Luminance0.1077

Black text3.15:1AA Fail

White text6.66:1AA 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":"#4C6157","rgb":[76,97,87],"hsl":[151,12,34],"cmyk":[22,0,10,62],"luminance":0.1077,"contrast":{"black":3.15,"white":6.66}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.15,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":6.66,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#242E29","hex":"#242E29","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.5,"contrastWhite":14.02,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Iron","hex":"#48494B","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.33,"contrastWhite":9.01,"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":"#614C56","hex":"#614C56","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.68,"contrastWhite":7.85,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","muted","earth tone","muted green","earth tone green","Storm Blue 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/4c6157.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/storm-blue.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cactus-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/basalt.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#614C56","analogous":["#4C614D","#4C6161"],"triadic":["#574C61","#61574C"],"tetradic":["#4D4C61","#614C56","#61614C"],"splitComplementary":["#614C61","#614D4C"],"monochromatic":["#769385","#4C6157","#242E29"]}

Variants

{"light":"#769385","dark":"#242E29","saturated":"#397458","desaturated":"#575757","pastel":"#969696","neon":"#00D66F"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"storm-blue","name":"Storm Blue","hex":"#4F666A","distance":19.87460691435179},{"slug":"cactus-green","name":"Cactus Green","hex":"#587156","distance":20.024984394500787},{"slug":"basalt","name":"Basalt","hex":"#4B4C4C","distance":23.727621035409346},{"slug":"asphalt-gray","name":"Asphalt Gray","hex":"#4B4B4B","distance":25.079872407968907},{"slug":"iron","name":"Iron","hex":"#48494B","distance":27.129319932501073}]

HEX meaning and use

About #4C6157

#4C6157 is classified as a cool green value with muted and earth tone visual character. #4C6157 is visually closest to Storm Blue, a named cyan color with HEX #4F666A.

The RGB channels are 76, 97, and 87, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 151deg with 12% 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 0.1077, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 19.87, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.15:1AA Fail

White text6.66:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #4C6157 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.15:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF6.66:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#242E29#FFFFFF text · best 14.02:1#242E29

Iron#FFFFFF text · best 9.01:1#48494B

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

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

#614C56#FFFFFF text · best 7.85:1#614C56

Generated Palette

#4C6157#4C6157

#614C56#614C56

#4C614D#4C614D

#4C6161#4C6161

#769385#769385

#242E29#242E29

Color Harmonies

#614C56#614C56

#4C614D#4C614D

#4C6161#4C6161

#574C61#574C61

#61574C#61574C

Variants

#769385#769385

#242E29#242E29

#397458#397458

#575757#575757

#969696#969696

#00D66F#00D66F

Nearest Named Colors

Storm Blue#4F666A

Cactus Green#587156

Basalt#4B4C4C

Asphalt Gray#4B4B4B

Iron#48494B

#4C6157

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #4C6157

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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