HEX atlas value

#4E802D

#4E802D is a cool green HEX color close to Fern Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 78, 128, 45, HSL 96, 48%, 34%, has luminance 0.1725, and belongs to the earth tone and jewel tone groups.

green cool earth-tone jewel-tone

#4E802D Sample readable text

HEX #4E802D

RGB rgb(78, 128, 45)

HSL hsl(96 48% 34%)

CMYK cmyk(39, 0, 65, 50)

Luminance 0.1725

Contrast Black 4.45:1White 4.72:1

CSS

--color-4e802d: #4E802D;
.background-4e802d { background-color: #4E802D; }
.text-4e802d { color: #4E802D; }

Luminance0.1725

Black text4.45:1AA Fail

White text4.72:1AA 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":"#4E802D","rgb":[78,128,45],"hsl":[96,48,34],"cmyk":[39,0,65,50],"luminance":0.1725,"contrast":{"black":4.45,"white":4.72}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":4.45,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.72,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#253C15","hex":"#253C15","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.74,"contrastWhite":12.1,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#5F2D80","hex":"#5F2D80","family":"purple","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.17,"contrastWhite":9.66,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#79BF4A","hex":"#79BF4A","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.36,"contrastWhite":2.24,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Dark Olive Green","hex":"#556B2F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.53,"contrastWhite":5.95,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#526D40","hex":"#526D40","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.62,"contrastWhite":5.8,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","earth tone","jewel tone","earth tone green","jewel tone green","Fern Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","rich accent palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/4e802d.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/fern-frond.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#5F2D80","analogous":["#78802D","#2D8035"],"triadic":["#2D4E80","#802D4E"],"tetradic":["#2D7880","#5F2D80","#80352D"],"splitComplementary":["#352D80","#802D78"],"monochromatic":["#79BF4A","#4E802D","#253C15"]}

Variants

{"light":"#79BF4A","dark":"#253C15","saturated":"#4B931A","desaturated":"#526D40","pastel":"#90B974","neon":"#56D600"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"fern-green","name":"Fern Green","hex":"#4F7942","distance":22.15851980616034},{"slug":"dark-olive-green","name":"Dark Olive Green","hex":"#556B2F","distance":22.22611077089287},{"slug":"fern-frond","name":"Fern Frond","hex":"#657220","distance":29.899832775452108},{"slug":"olive-drab","name":"Olive Drab","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":33.71943060017473},{"slug":"olive-leaf","name":"Olive Leaf","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":33.71943060017473}]

HEX meaning and use

About #4E802D

#4E802D is classified as a cool green value with earth tone and jewel tone visual character. #4E802D is visually closest to Fern Green, a named green color with HEX #4F7942.

The RGB channels are 78, 128, and 45, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 96deg with 48% 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 0.1725, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 22.16, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text4.45:1AA Fail

White text4.72:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #4E802D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000004.45:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF4.72:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#253C15#FFFFFF text · best 12.1:1#253C15

#5F2D80#FFFFFF text · best 9.66:1#5F2D80

#79BF4A#000000 text · best 9.36:1#79BF4A

Dark Olive Green#FFFFFF text · best 5.95:1#556B2F

#526D40#FFFFFF text · best 5.8:1#526D40

Generated Palette

#4E802D#4E802D

#5F2D80#5F2D80

#78802D#78802D

#2D8035#2D8035

#79BF4A#79BF4A

#253C15#253C15

Color Harmonies

#5F2D80#5F2D80

#78802D#78802D

#2D8035#2D8035

#2D4E80#2D4E80

#802D4E#802D4E

Variants

#79BF4A#79BF4A

#253C15#253C15

#4B931A#4B931A

#526D40#526D40

#90B974#90B974

#56D600#56D600

Nearest Named Colors

Fern Green#4F7942

Dark Olive Green#556B2F

Fern Frond#657220

Olive Drab#6B8E23

Olive Leaf#6B8E23

#4E802D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #4E802D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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