Palettes / Colors / #4C8564

#4C8564 — Dusty Green

#4C8564 is a green color we call Dusty Green, closest to the named color SeaGreen (#2E8B57). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: seagreen (#2E8B57) — not an exact match. CSS seagreen gives you #2E8B57, a different color; use #4C8564 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.

#4C8564 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 #854C6D; it also sits naturally between #51854C and #4C8580. 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 30% · Green 52% · Blue 39%

Cyan 43% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 25% · Key 48%

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

Previews

CSS code for #4C8564

.text { color: #4C8564; }
.background { background-color: #4C8564; }
.border { border: 3px solid #4C8564; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(76, 133, 100); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(145, 27%, 41%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #4C8564; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(76, 133, 100, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #4C8564; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(76, 133, 100, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#4C8564">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#4C8564">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #854C6D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #4C8564: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #4C8564

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 #4C8564 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 #4C8564 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

← #4C8563  ·  #4C8565 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #4C8564?

#4C8564 is Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 76, 133, 100). Its closest standard named color is SeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #4C8564?

#4C8564 is RGB 76, 133, 100 — HSL 145°, 27%, 41% — CMYK 43%, 0%, 25%, 48%.

What colors go with #4C8564?

Its complement is #854C6D; analogous partners are #51854C and #4C8580. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #4C8564 for text?

Black text on #4C8564 has a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.33:1.