Fern Green (#4F7942)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 5.07:1 — vs black: 4.15:1

Color values

  • HEX #4F7942
  • RGB rgb(79, 121, 66)
  • HSL hsl(105, 45%, 47%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 34.71, 0, 45.45, 52.55 )
  • Websafe #666633

Tags

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Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #4F7942 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Fern Green
#4F7942 Base
#6C4279
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Fern Green
#4F7942 Base
#6B7942
#427951
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Fern Green
#4F7942 Base
#424F79
#79424F
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Fern Green
#4F7942 Base
#514279
#79426B
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Fern Green
#4F7942 Base
#426B79
#6C4279
#795142
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Fern Green
#4F7942 Base
#0E160C
#2F4827
#3E5F34
#609350
#71A860
#9DC391
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Fern Green, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#0B1109
#182514
#263A20
#344F2B
#416437
Fern Green #4F7942 Base
#689F57
#89B77B
#ACCCA2
#CEE1C8
#F0F6EE
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #4F7942. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #4F7942;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #4F7942;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #4F7942;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #4F7942,
        #9642B0
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #4F7942,
        #9642B0
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$fern-green: #4F7942;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$fern-green-r: 79;
$fern-green-g: 121;
$fern-green-b: 66;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $fern-green;
    color: rgba($fern-green-r, $fern-green-g, $fern-green-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Fern Green appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #4F7942 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #6F6F43 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #757542 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #577474 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #6E6E6E Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Fern Green ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Fern Green #4F7942 Base
Sap Green #507D2A ΔE 5.51
Dark Olive Green #556B2F ΔE 6.63
Amazon #3B7A57 ΔE 7.26
La Salle Green #087830 ΔE 7.61

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.