Palettes / Colors / #4A6744

#4A6744 — Dusty Green

#4A6744 is a green color we call Dusty Green, closest to the named color DarkOliveGreen (#556B2F). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkolivegreen (#556B2F) — not an exact match. CSS darkolivegreen gives you #556B2F, a different color; use #4A6744 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#4A6744 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #624568; it also sits naturally between #5C6845 and #456851. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 29% · Green 40% · Blue 27%

Cyan 28% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 34% · Key 60%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #4A6744

.text { color: #4A6744; }
.background { background-color: #4A6744; }
.border { border: 3px solid #4A6744; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(74, 103, 68); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(110, 20%, 34%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #4A6744; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(74, 103, 68, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #4A6744; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(74, 103, 68, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#4A6744">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#4A6744">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #624568:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #4A6744: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #4A6744

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #4A6744 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #4A6744 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #4A6744?

#4A6744 is Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 74, 103, 68). Its closest standard named color is DarkOliveGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #4A6744?

#4A6744 is RGB 74, 103, 68 — HSL 110°, 20%, 34% — CMYK 28%, 0%, 34%, 60%.

What colors go with #4A6744?

Its complement is #624568; analogous partners are #5C6845 and #456851. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #4A6744 for text?

White text on #4A6744 has a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.31:1.