Palettes / Colors / #4E581D

#4E581D — Deep Muted Green

#4E581D is a green color we call Deep Muted 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 #4E581D 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.

#4E581D 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 #271D58; it also sits naturally between #58441D and #31581D. 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 35% · Blue 11%

Cyan 11% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 67% · Key 65%

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

Previews

CSS code for #4E581D

.text { color: #4E581D; }
.background { background-color: #4E581D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #4E581D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(78, 88, 29); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(70, 50%, 23%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #4E581D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(78, 88, 29, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #4E581D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(78, 88, 29, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#4E581D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#4E581D">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #271D58:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #4E581D: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #4E581D

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 #4E581D 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 #4E581D 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 #4E581D?

#4E581D is Deep Muted Green, a green color (RGB 78, 88, 29). Its closest standard named color is DarkOliveGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #4E581D?

#4E581D is RGB 78, 88, 29 — HSL 70°, 50%, 23% — CMYK 11%, 0%, 67%, 65%.

What colors go with #4E581D?

Its complement is #271D58; analogous partners are #58441D and #31581D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #4E581D for text?

White text on #4E581D has a contrast ratio of 7.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.74:1.