Palettes / Colors / #4E652E

#4E652E — Muted Green

#4E652E is a green color we call 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 #4E652E 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.

#4E652E 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 #452F65; it also sits naturally between #65612F and #33652F. 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 40% · Blue 18%

Cyan 23% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 54% · Key 60%

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

Previews

CSS code for #4E652E

.text { color: #4E652E; }
.background { background-color: #4E652E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #4E652E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(78, 101, 46); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(85, 37%, 29%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #4E652E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(78, 101, 46, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #4E652E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(78, 101, 46, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#4E652E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#4E652E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #452F65:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #4E652E: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #4E652E

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 #4E652E 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 #4E652E 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 #4E652E?

#4E652E is Muted Green, a green color (RGB 78, 101, 46). Its closest standard named color is DarkOliveGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #4E652E?

#4E652E is RGB 78, 101, 46 — HSL 85°, 37%, 29% — CMYK 23%, 0%, 54%, 60%.

What colors go with #4E652E?

Its complement is #452F65; analogous partners are #65612F and #33652F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #4E652E for text?

White text on #4E652E has a contrast ratio of 6.51:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.22:1.