HEX atlas value

#4E8F32

#4E8F32 is a cool green HEX color close to Fern Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 78, 143, 50, HSL 102, 48%, 38%, has luminance 0.2149, and belongs to the earth tone and jewel tone groups.

green cool earth-tone jewel-tone

#4E8F32 Sample readable text

HEX #4E8F32

RGB rgb(78, 143, 50)

HSL hsl(102 48% 38%)

CMYK cmyk(45, 0, 65, 44)

Luminance 0.2149

Contrast Black 5.3:1White 3.96:1

CSS

--color-4e8f32: #4E8F32;
.background-4e8f32 { background-color: #4E8F32; }
.text-4e8f32 { color: #4E8F32; }

Luminance0.2149

Black text5.3:1AA Pass

White text3.96:1AA Fail

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":"#4E8F32","rgb":[78,143,50],"hsl":[102,48,38],"cmyk":[45,0,65,44],"luminance":0.2149,"contrast":{"black":5.3,"white":3.96}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.3,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.96,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#79C559","hex":"#79C559","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.94,"contrastWhite":2.11,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#294B1B","hex":"#294B1B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.12,"contrastWhite":9.92,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#74328F","hex":"#74328F","family":"purple","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.6,"contrastWhite":8.09,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#46A51D","hex":"#46A51D","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.66,"contrastWhite":3.15,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"Dark Olive Green","hex":"#556B2F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.53,"contrastWhite":5.95,"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":["#000000"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/4e8f32.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/fern-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/olive-drab.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/olive-leaf.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#74328F","analogous":["#7D8F32","#328F45"],"triadic":["#324E8F","#8F324E"],"tetradic":["#327D8F","#74328F","#8F4532"],"splitComplementary":["#45328F","#8F327D"],"monochromatic":["#79C559","#4E8F32","#294B1B"]}

Variants

{"light":"#79C559","dark":"#294B1B","saturated":"#46A51D","desaturated":"#577A48","pastel":"#94C082","neon":"#46EB00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"fern-green","name":"Fern Green","hex":"#4F7942","distance":27.2213151776324},{"slug":"olive-drab","name":"Olive Drab","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":32.66496594212215},{"slug":"olive-leaf","name":"Olive Leaf","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":32.66496594212215},{"slug":"dark-olive-green","name":"Dark Olive Green","hex":"#556B2F","distance":36.796738985948195},{"slug":"olive-green","name":"Olive Green","hex":"#708238","distance":36.89173349139343}]

HEX meaning and use

About #4E8F32

#4E8F32 is classified as a cool green value with earth tone and jewel tone visual character. #4E8F32 is visually closest to Fern Green, a named green color with HEX #4F7942.

The RGB channels are 78, 143, and 50, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 102deg with 48% saturation and 38% 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 0.2149, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 27.22, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5.3:1AA Pass

White text3.96:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #4E8F32 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.3:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.96:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#79C559#000000 text · best 9.94:1#79C559

#294B1B#FFFFFF text · best 9.92:1#294B1B

#74328F#FFFFFF text · best 8.09:1#74328F

#46A51D#000000 text · best 6.66:1#46A51D

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

Generated Palette

#4E8F32#4E8F32

#74328F#74328F

#7D8F32#7D8F32

#328F45#328F45

#79C559#79C559

#294B1B#294B1B

Color Harmonies

#74328F#74328F

#7D8F32#7D8F32

#328F45#328F45

#324E8F#324E8F

#8F324E#8F324E

Variants

#79C559#79C559

#294B1B#294B1B

#46A51D#46A51D

#577A48#577A48

#94C082#94C082

#46EB00#46EB00

Nearest Named Colors

Fern Green#4F7942

Olive Drab#6B8E23

Olive Leaf#6B8E23

Dark Olive Green#556B2F

Olive Green#708238

#4E8F32

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #4E8F32

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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