Palettes / Colors / #4C8A6D

#4C8A6D — Dusty Green

#4C8A6D is a green color we call Dusty Green, closest to the named color SeaGreen (#2E8B57). It belongs to the green family.

#4C8A6D is a cool 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 #8A4C69; it also sits naturally between #4C8A4E and #4C888A. 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 54% · Blue 43%

Cyan 45% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 21% · Key 46%

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

Previews

CSS code for #4C8A6D

.text { color: #4C8A6D; }
.background { background-color: #4C8A6D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #4C8A6D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(76, 138, 109); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(152, 29%, 42%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #4C8A6D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(76, 138, 109, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #4C8A6D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(76, 138, 109, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#4C8A6D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#4C8A6D">Div content here</div>

Shades of #4C8A6D

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8A4C69:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #4C8A6D: #000000.

How #4C8A6D 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 #4C8A6D 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 #4C8A6D?

#4C8A6D is Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 76, 138, 109). Its closest standard named color is SeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #4C8A6D?

#4C8A6D is RGB 76, 138, 109 — HSL 152°, 29%, 42% — CMYK 45%, 0%, 21%, 46%.

What colors go with #4C8A6D?

Its complement is #8A4C69; analogous partners are #4C8A4E and #4C888A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #4C8A6D for text?

Black text on #4C8A6D has a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.07:1.