HEX atlas value

#4E7637

#4E7637 is a cool green HEX color close to Fern Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 78, 118, 55, HSL 98, 36%, 34%, has luminance 0.1485, and belongs to the earth tone group.

green cool earth-tone

#4E7637 Sample readable text

HEX #4E7637

RGB rgb(78, 118, 55)

HSL hsl(98 36% 34%)

CMYK cmyk(34, 0, 53, 54)

Luminance 0.1485

Contrast Black 3.97:1White 5.29:1

CSS

--color-4e7637: #4E7637;
.background-4e7637 { background-color: #4E7637; }
.text-4e7637 { color: #4E7637; }

Luminance0.1485

Black text3.97:1AA Fail

White text5.29:1AA 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":"#4E7637","rgb":[78,118,55],"hsl":[98,36,34],"cmyk":[34,0,53,54],"luminance":0.1485,"contrast":{"black":3.97,"white":5.29}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.97,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":5.29,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#25371A","hex":"#25371A","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.64,"contrastWhite":12.8,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#5F3776","hex":"#5F3776","family":"purple","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.29,"contrastWhite":9.15,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#79B159","hex":"#79B159","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.25,"contrastWhite":2.55,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Moss Deep","hex":"#4A5D23","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.88,"contrastWhite":7.29,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"#53634B","hex":"#53634B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.25,"contrastWhite":6.45,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","earth tone","earth tone green","Fern Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/4e7637.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/moss-deep.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#5F3776","analogous":["#6E7637","#377640"],"triadic":["#374E76","#76374E"],"tetradic":["#376E76","#5F3776","#764037"],"splitComplementary":["#403776","#76376E"],"monochromatic":["#79B159","#4E7637","#25371A"]}

Variants

{"light":"#79B159","dark":"#25371A","saturated":"#498924","desaturated":"#53634B","pastel":"#91AC80","neon":"#4FD600"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"fern-green","name":"Fern Green","hex":"#4F7942","distance":11.445523142259598},{"slug":"dark-olive-green","name":"Dark Olive Green","hex":"#556B2F","distance":15.297058540778355},{"slug":"moss-deep","name":"Moss Deep","hex":"#4A5D23","distance":32.264531609803356},{"slug":"fern-frond","name":"Fern Frond","hex":"#657220","distance":32.77193921634788},{"slug":"cactus-green","name":"Cactus Green","hex":"#587156","distance":32.95451410656816}]

HEX meaning and use

About #4E7637

#4E7637 is classified as a cool green value with earth tone visual character. #4E7637 is visually closest to Fern Green, a named green color with HEX #4F7942.

The RGB channels are 78, 118, and 55, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 98deg with 36% saturation and 34% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-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 natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.1485, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 11.45, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.97:1AA Fail

White text5.29:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #4E7637 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.97:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF5.29:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#25371A#FFFFFF text · best 12.8:1#25371A

#5F3776#FFFFFF text · best 9.15:1#5F3776

#79B159#000000 text · best 8.25:1#79B159

Moss Deep#FFFFFF text · best 7.29:1#4A5D23

#53634B#FFFFFF text · best 6.45:1#53634B

Generated Palette

#4E7637#4E7637

#5F3776#5F3776

#6E7637#6E7637

#377640#377640

#79B159#79B159

#25371A#25371A

Color Harmonies

#5F3776#5F3776

#6E7637#6E7637

#377640#377640

#374E76#374E76

#76374E#76374E

Variants

#79B159#79B159

#25371A#25371A

#498924#498924

#53634B#53634B

#91AC80#91AC80

#4FD600#4FD600

Nearest Named Colors

Fern Green#4F7942

Dark Olive Green#556B2F

Moss Deep#4A5D23

Fern Frond#657220

Cactus Green#587156

#4E7637

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #4E7637

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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