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Earthygreen

Deep Fern Marble

#4a8a3b
Notes

Deep Fern Marble (#4A8A3B) is a true 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 (109°, 40%, 39%) places it in the balanced band at a mid lightness. It works across type, buttons, and borders, saturated enough to feel deliberate but balanced enough to not fight the rest of the palette. For a confident two-color system, pair it with its complementary violet. For something softer, pull in its analogous neighbors on either side of the wheel.

HEX
#4a8a3b
RGB
rgb(74, 138, 59)
HSL
hsl(109, 40%, 39%)
HWB
hwb(109 23% 46%)
OKLCH
oklch(57.2% 0.131 139.9)
HSV
hsv(109, 57%, 54%)
LAB
lab(51.78% -36.52 35.54)
LCH
lch(51.78% 50.96 135.78)
CMYK
cmyk(46%, 0%, 57%, 46%)

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.

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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.

#4a8a3b
Original
#8e7f33
Protanopia
#857941
Deuteranopia
#448678
Tritanopia
#777777
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).
AA Largeon White
4.21:1
The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
AAon Black
4.99:1

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