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#5C8A4E

#5c8a4e ≈ Fern Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#5c8a4e is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 36.08% red, 54.12% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 33.33% cyan, 0% magenta, 43.48% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 106°, with 27.78% saturation and 42.35% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.2:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Fern Green (#4f7942), ΔE 6.4.

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Relative luminance0.21

Complementary

  1. #5c8a4e
  2. #7c4e8a

Split complementary

  1. #5c8a4e
  2. #5e4e8a
  3. #8a4e7a

Analogous

  1. #7a8a4e
  2. #5c8a4e
  3. #4e8a5e

Triadic

  1. #5c8a4e
  2. #4e5c8a
  3. #8a4e5c

Tetradic

  1. #5c8a4e
  2. #4e8a7c
  3. #7c4e8a
  4. #8a4e5c

Square

  1. #5c8a4e
  2. #4e7a8a
  3. #7c4e8a
  4. #8a5e4e

Monochromatic

  1. #1b2817
  2. #3b5932
  3. #5c8a4e
  4. #82b074
  5. #aecca5

Shades

#5c8a4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5c8a4e
  2. #537c46
  3. #4a6e3e
  4. #406137
  5. #37532f
  6. #2e4527
  7. #25371f
  8. #1c2917
  9. #121c10
  10. #090e08
  11. #000000

Tints

#5c8a4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5c8a4e
  2. #6c9660
  3. #7da171
  4. #8dad83
  5. #9db995
  6. #aec5a7
  7. #bed0b8
  8. #cedcca
  9. #dee8dc
  10. #eff3ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5c8a4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5c8a4e
  2. #608953
  3. #638858
  4. #67875d
  5. #6a8662
  6. #6e8567
  7. #72846c
  8. #758371
  9. #798276
  10. #7c817b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #72836e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8d8149 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #877d52 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5a867b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7d854b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #788250 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5b886c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5c8a4e {
  color: #5c8a4e;
}
Background
.bg-5c8a4e {
  background-color: #5c8a4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-5c8a4e {
  border: 2px solid #5c8a4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5c8a4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 92 138 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 106 28% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5c8a4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5c8a4e, #4e8a5e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5c8a4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(92 138 78 / 0.35);
}

#4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 6.40 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 7.11 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 7.26 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 8.68 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 9.17 #568203 Avocado ΔE 10.03 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 10.25 #a375b1 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Fern Green
#5c8a4e  rgb(92, 138, 78)  hsl(106, 28%, 42%)  Fern Green
#7c4e8a  rgb(124, 78, 138)  hsl(286, 28%, 42%)  Deep Plum
#4e5c8a  rgb(78, 92, 138)  hsl(226, 28%, 42%)  Queen Blue
#8a4e5c  rgb(138, 78, 92)  hsl(346, 28%, 42%)  Mauve Taupe