HEX atlas value

#5A784A

#5A784A is a cool green HEX color close to Fern Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 90, 120, 74, HSL 99, 24%, 38%, has luminance 0.161, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

green cool muted earth-tone

#5A784A Sample readable text

HEX #5A784A

RGB rgb(90, 120, 74)

HSL hsl(99 24% 38%)

CMYK cmyk(25, 0, 38, 53)

Luminance 0.161

Contrast Black 4.22:1White 4.98:1

CSS

--color-5a784a: #5A784A;
.background-5a784a { background-color: #5A784A; }
.text-5a784a { color: #5A784A; }

Luminance0.161

Black text4.22:1AA Fail

White text4.98:1AA 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":"#5A784A","rgb":[90,120,74],"hsl":[99,24,38],"cmyk":[25,0,38,53],"luminance":0.161,"contrast":{"black":4.22,"white":4.98}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":4.22,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.98,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#2F3F27","hex":"#2F3F27","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.86,"contrastWhite":11.28,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#87AA74","hex":"#87AA74","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.03,"contrastWhite":2.61,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#684A78","hex":"#684A78","family":"purple","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.84,"contrastWhite":7.39,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"#60635F","hex":"#60635F","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.45,"contrastWhite":6.09,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"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","muted","earth tone","muted green","earth tone green","Fern 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/5a784a.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/fern-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cactus-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/epoxy-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#684A78","analogous":["#71784A","#4A7851"],"triadic":["#4A5A78","#784A5A"],"tetradic":["#4A7178","#684A78","#78514A"],"splitComplementary":["#514A78","#784A71"],"monochromatic":["#87AA74","#5A784A","#2F3F27"]}

Variants

{"light":"#87AA74","dark":"#2F3F27","saturated":"#548D34","desaturated":"#60635F","pastel":"#9EA998","neon":"#52EB00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"fern-green","name":"Fern Green","hex":"#4F7942","distance":13.638181696985855},{"slug":"cactus-green","name":"Cactus Green","hex":"#587156","distance":14.035668847618199},{"slug":"epoxy-green","name":"Epoxy Green","hex":"#4E8A57","distance":25.238858928247925},{"slug":"olive-green","name":"Olive Green","hex":"#708238","distance":30.133038346638727},{"slug":"dark-olive-green","name":"Dark Olive Green","hex":"#556B2F","distance":30.380915061926625}]

HEX meaning and use

About #5A784A

#5A784A is classified as a cool green value with muted and earth tone visual character. #5A784A is visually closest to Fern Green, a named green color with HEX #4F7942.

The RGB channels are 90, 120, and 74, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 99deg with 24% saturation and 38% 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 0.161, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 13.64, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text4.22:1AA Fail

White text4.98:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #5A784A needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000004.22:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF4.98:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#2F3F27#FFFFFF text · best 11.28:1#2F3F27

#87AA74#000000 text · best 8.03:1#87AA74

#684A78#FFFFFF text · best 7.39:1#684A78

#60635F#FFFFFF text · best 6.09:1#60635F

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

Generated Palette

#5A784A#5A784A

#684A78#684A78

#71784A#71784A

#4A7851#4A7851

#87AA74#87AA74

#2F3F27#2F3F27

Color Harmonies

#684A78#684A78

#71784A#71784A

#4A7851#4A7851

#4A5A78#4A5A78

#784A5A#784A5A

Variants

#87AA74#87AA74

#2F3F27#2F3F27

#548D34#548D34

#60635F#60635F

#9EA998#9EA998

#52EB00#52EB00

Nearest Named Colors

Fern Green#4F7942

Cactus Green#587156

Epoxy Green#4E8A57

Olive Green#708238

Dark Olive Green#556B2F

#5A784A

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #5A784A

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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