Palettes / Colors / #4E533B

#4E533B — Dusty Green

#4E533B 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 #4E533B 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.

#4E533B 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 #403B54; it also sits naturally between #544C3B and #43543B. 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 31% · Green 33% · Blue 23%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 29% · Key 67%

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

Previews

CSS code for #4E533B

.text { color: #4E533B; }
.background { background-color: #4E533B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #4E533B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(78, 83, 59); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(72, 17%, 28%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #4E533B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(78, 83, 59, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #4E533B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(78, 83, 59, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#4E533B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#4E533B">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #403B54:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #4E533B: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #4E533B

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 #4E533B 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 #4E533B 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

← #4E533A  ·  #4E533C →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #4E533B?

#4E533B is Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 78, 83, 59). Its closest standard named color is DarkOliveGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #4E533B?

#4E533B is RGB 78, 83, 59 — HSL 72°, 17%, 28% — CMYK 6%, 0%, 29%, 67%.

What colors go with #4E533B?

Its complement is #403B54; analogous partners are #544C3B and #43543B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #4E533B for text?

White text on #4E533B has a contrast ratio of 8.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.62:1.