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#4E855F

Fern · medium cool green

About #4E855F

With the hex code #4E855F, this is a medium green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 31% red, 52% green and 37% blue, while a printer would mix 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 48% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Fern — a ΔE of 11.6 — followed by Eucalyptus. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #854E74, a plum shade.

In design, a medium colour like this works best for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put black text on top of it — 4.84:1, a WCAG AA pass.

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Red78
Green133
Blue95

Closest named colours

Fern
#4F7942 · ΔE 11.6
Eucalyptus
#5F8575 · ΔE 14.7
Bottle Green
#006A4E · ΔE 14.9

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #4E855F

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on fern #4E855F.
4.34:1AA Large
Black heading text
Body copy set on fern #4E855F.
4.84:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #4E855F appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#4E855F
Protanopia (no red cones)
#857D5D
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#7D7761
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#44847B

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #4E855F?

With the hex code #4E855F, this is a medium green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 31% red, 52% green and 37% blue, while a printer would mix 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 48% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #4E855F?

Use black text. Black on #4E855F has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #4E855F?

Its complementary colour is #854E74, and analogous partners are #59854E and #4E857A.