Back to gallery
Earthygreendeep

Soft Fern Quartz

#327d4b
Notes

Soft Fern Quartz (#327D4B) is a deep green with an earthy character. It leans grounded and natural, the kind of color that plays well with wood, clay, linen, and warm neutrals. Its HSL profile (140°, 43%, 34%) places it in the balanced band at a dark lightness. It works well as a headline, icon, or deep background in an otherwise light layout, pairing cleanly with cream, bone, and warm neutrals. For a confident two-color system, pair it with its complementary magenta. For something softer, pull in its analogous neighbors on either side of the wheel.

HEX
#327d4b
RGB
rgb(50, 125, 75)
HSL
hsl(140, 43%, 34%)
HWB
hwb(140 20% 51%)
OKLCH
oklch(52.9% 0.108 151.8)
HSV
hsv(140, 60%, 49%)
LAB
lab(46.78% -35.21 20.50)
LCH
lch(46.78% 40.74 149.78)
CMYK
cmyk(60%, 0%, 40%, 51%)

Closest matches

The nearest named color in three reference sources, ranked by perceptual distance (ΔE76 in CIELAB). ΔE < 1 is imperceptible to most viewers; ΔE > 10 is clearly different. When two sources point to the same hex they’re merged into one tile; click any to open that color’s page.

Variations

Click any swatch to explore

Harmonies

Accessibility

Color-vision simulation

How this color appears to viewers with the four major color-vision-deficiency types. Computed via the Machado (2009) physiologically-based model. If a tile matches the original, the color reads the same to that viewer.

#327d4b
Original
#7d7348
Protanopia
#736c4e
Deuteranopia
#1c7b70
Tritanopia
#696969
Achromatopsia
WCAG contrast

The color used as foreground text against pure white and pure black, with the contrast ratio and WCAG 2.1 grade. Aim for AA (4.5:1) for body text and AA Large (3:1) for 18 pt+ headlines; AAA (7:1) is the gold standard for long-form reading surfaces.

The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
AAon White
5.04:1
The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
AA Largeon Black
4.17:1

Related Colors

Canvas