Fern Green (#4F7942)

The hex code for Fern Green is #4F7942. It is rgb(79, 121, 66) in RGB, hsl(106, 29%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(35%, 0%, 45%, 53%) in CMYK — a dark green. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4F7942

HEX#4F7942

RGBrgb(79, 121, 66)

HSLhsl(106, 29%, 37%)

HSVhsv(106, 45%, 47%)

CMYKcmyk(35%, 0%, 45%, 53%)

OKLCHoklch(53.1% 0.095 138.6)

LABlab(46.68% -23.68 25.27)

LCHlch(46.68% 34.63 133.15)

Colors Closest to Fern Green

Fern Green is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Artichoke Green#4B6F44ΔE 7.38 Middle Green#4D8C57ΔE 9.73 Dark Olive Green#556B2FΔE 9.86 Mughal Green#306030ΔE 10.9 Russian Green#679267ΔE 12.37 Amazon#3B7A57ΔE 13.19

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#4F7942 Channel Values

How Fern Green breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 79 · G 121 · B 66	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 106° · S 29% · L 37%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 106° · S 45% · V 47%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 35% · M 0% · Y 45% · K 53%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	5.07:1 vs white · 4.15:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Fern Green background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.07:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.15:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

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Colors That Go With Fern Green

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Fern Green; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary

Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of Fern Green

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How Fern Green Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#4F7942

Protanopia#737342

Protanomaly#677642

Deuteranopia#6D6D44

Deuteranomaly#637243

Tritanopia#577474

Tritanomaly#547664

Achromatopsia#6E6E6E

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Using #4F7942 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--fern-green: #4F7942;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4F7942;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'fern-green': '#4F7942' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.310, green: 0.475, blue: 0.259)

Android XML<color name="fern_green">#4F7942</color>

SVG fillfill="#4F7942"

More Green Colors

Fern Green sits in the greenfamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

4fc482 4ed44e 4fc484 4dffc3 4fe7b0 4dff4d 506a1b 4d9900 507d2a 4d8c57 50c878 4cbb17 66ff00 87ff2a 9ab973 adffe0 ccff00 e4ecd4 004f3b 009e60 00ffcd 179617 29ff94 38ff38

#4F7942 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Fern Green?

The hex code for Fern Green is #4F7942. That is rgb(79, 121, 66) in RGB, hsl(106, 29%, 37%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(35%, 0%, 45%, 53%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #4F7942?

#4F7942 is rgb(79, 121, 66) — red 79, green 121, and blue 66 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4F7942?

#4F7942 converts to approximately cmyk(35%, 0%, 45%, 53%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4F7942 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #4F7942 scores 5.07:1 against white and 4.15:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4F7942 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4F7942 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkolivegreen (#556B2F) at a CIE76 distance of 9.86, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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