GREEN

Fern

#4B6F44

Conversions

HEX#4B6F44

RGBrgb(75, 111, 68)

HSLhsl(110, 24%, 35%)

HSVhsv(110, 39%, 44%)

CMYKcmyk(32%, 0%, 39%, 56%)

Copy CSS

color: #4b6f44;
/* rgb  */ color: rgb(75, 111, 68);
/* hsl  */ color: hsl(110, 24%, 35%);

Contrast

On whitePass · 5.74 : 1

On ink blackFail · 3.33 : 1

Shades

Tints

Pairings

About Fern

Fern is the hex color #4B6F44, which translates to rgb(75, 111, 68) in RGB and hsl(110, 24%, 35%) in HSL. On the color wheel it sits at 110 degrees, with a saturation of 24 percent and a lightness of 35 percent. That combination puts Fern in the workable middle of the green family, neither pastel nor fully saturated.

How Fern compares

The closest standard CSS keyword is darkolivegreen (#556B2F), a CIE76 distance of 11.1 away in CIELAB. That is a visible difference, so the keyword is not a substitute here. In the Tailwind CSS 4.3.1 palette the nearest token is green-900 (#0D542B), at a distance of 15.7. Inside this library the closest neighbour is Fern Green at 7.7. Sorted by lightness, Fern is number 13 of the 30 green colors here.

Text on Fern

2 of the five common text colors below clear WCAG AA for normal text on Fern, led by White at 5.74:1. The ratios are computed with the WCAG relative luminance formula, the same one the contrast checker uses, which opens with Fern already loaded as the background.

Contrast of common text colors on Fern. AA normal text needs 4.5:1, AA large text and non-text elements need 3:1, AAA normal text needs 7:1.
Text color	Ratio	AA normal	AA large	AAA normal
White #FFFFFF	5.74:1	Pass	Pass	Fail
Ink black #0F0F12	3.33:1	Fail	Pass	Fail
Mid grey #6B7280	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Dark grey #374151	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Light grey #E5E7EB	4.64:1	Pass	Pass	Fail

Building a palette around Fern

The pairings above give you three classic starting points. The complementary color sits opposite on the wheel and works well as an accent that draws the eye. The analogous colors sit right beside Fern for calmer, harmonious combinations. The triadic pair spaces three hues evenly for a balanced, energetic palette. Open any swatch to explore it as its own color.

Full values for Fern

Format	Value
HEX	#4B6F44
RGB	rgb(75, 111, 68)
HSL	hsl(110, 24%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(110, 39%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(32%, 0%, 39%, 56%)
OKLCH	oklch(50.25% 0.0779 140.44)
CIELAB	lab(43.18 -22.02 19.97)

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Last updated 5 August 2026 by FusionStudios. Every value on this page is computed by the same functions the tools use. How this is calculated.