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#4e9875 color: Fake Fern

#4e9875 is rgb(78, 152, 117) in RGB and oklch(62.174% 0.09218 161.498) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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152°
100%

62.2%
0.092
161°
  • Emerald
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Jade
  • teal-600
  • Black 40%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.46:1Hard to read
Lc -67
Black text
6.07:1Readable · AA
Lc 42

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About #4e9875

#4e9875 is a soft emerald color. In OKLCH it has 62.2% lightness, 0.092 chroma and a hue of 161°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.46:1 contrast and black text 6.07:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Fake Fern (#529875). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-600.

More medium emerald colors

Lighter: #4e9875 mixed with white

  1. 4e9875
  2. 61a282
  3. 73ac8f
  4. 85b69d
  5. 96c1aa
  6. a8cbb8
  7. b9d5c6
  8. cae0d4
  9. dceae2
  10. edf5f0

Darker: #4e9875 mixed with black

  1. 4e9875
  2. 438465
  3. 387055
  4. 2d5c46
  5. 234a37
  6. 193829
  7. 0f271c
  8. 07170f
  9. 020805
  10. 000101

Calmer: #4e9875 with less saturation

  1. 4e9875
  2. 569677
  3. 5c9579
  4. 63937a
  5. 69917c
  6. 6e907e
  7. 748e80
  8. 798c81
  9. 7d8a83
  10. 828885

Questions about #4e9875

What color is #4e9875?

#4e9875 is soft emerald. The closest named color is Fake Fern. In RGB it is rgb(78, 152, 117), in HSL hsl(151.62, 32.17%, 45.1%) and in OKLCH oklch(62.174% 0.09218 161.498).

What colors go well with #4e9875?

The complementary color of #4e9875 is #ad7097. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #729257 and #319894. The triadic partners are #7d80bd and #b6735a.

Is white or black text more readable on #4e9875?

White text reads better on #4e9875: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and black gives 6.07:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4e9875 a warm or cool color?

#4e9875 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 161 degrees, its lightness 62.2% and its chroma 0.092.