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#4F8553

Fern · medium cool green

About #4F8553

#4F8553 is a medium, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 31% red, 52% green and 33% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 48% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Fern (ΔE 6.6), with Hunter Green the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #854F81 (plum), its complementary partner.

Because it is medium, it is most useful for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put black text on top of it — 4.81:1, a WCAG AA pass.

Colour codes

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Red79
Green133
Blue83

Closest named colours

Fern
#4F7942 · ΔE 6.6
Hunter Green
#355E3B · ΔE 16.9
Bottle Green
#006A4E · ΔE 18.0

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

Text on #4F8553

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on fern #4F8553.
4.36:1AA Large
Black heading text
Body copy set on fern #4F8553.
4.81:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #4F8553 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#4F8553
Protanopia (no red cones)
#877C50
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#7F7756
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#488278

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #4F8553?

#4F8553 is a medium, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 31% red, 52% green and 33% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 48% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #4F8553?

Use black text. Black on #4F8553 has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #4F8553?

Its complementary colour is #854F81, and analogous partners are #66854F and #4F856E.