Palettes / Colors / #4E680E

#4E680E — Deep Green

#4E680E is a green color we call Deep 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 #4E680E 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.

#4E680E is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #270E67; it also sits naturally between #67540E and #21670E. 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 41% · Blue 5%

Cyan 25% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 87% · Key 59%

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

Previews

CSS code for #4E680E

.text { color: #4E680E; }
.background { background-color: #4E680E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #4E680E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(78, 104, 14); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(77, 76%, 23%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #4E680E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(78, 104, 14, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #4E680E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(78, 104, 14, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#4E680E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#4E680E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #4E680E

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #270E67:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #4E680E: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #4E680E

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 #4E680E 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 #4E680E 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 #4E680E?

#4E680E is Deep Green, a green color (RGB 78, 104, 14). Its closest standard named color is DarkOliveGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #4E680E?

#4E680E is RGB 78, 104, 14 — HSL 77°, 76%, 23% — CMYK 25%, 0%, 87%, 59%.

What colors go with #4E680E?

Its complement is #270E67; analogous partners are #67540E and #21670E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #4E680E for text?

White text on #4E680E has a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.31:1.