Palettes / Colors / #4E682C

#4E682C — Muted Green

#4E682C 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 #4E682C 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.

#4E682C 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 #462C68; it also sits naturally between #68642C and #30682C. 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 17%

Cyan 25% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 58% · Key 59%

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

Previews

CSS code for #4E682C

.text { color: #4E682C; }
.background { background-color: #4E682C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #4E682C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(78, 104, 44); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(86, 41%, 29%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #4E682C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(78, 104, 44, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #4E682C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(78, 104, 44, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#4E682C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#4E682C">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #462C68:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #4E682C: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #4E682C

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 #4E682C 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 #4E682C 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

← #4E682B  ·  #4E682D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #4E682C?

#4E682C is Muted Green, a green color (RGB 78, 104, 44). Its closest standard named color is DarkOliveGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #4E682C?

#4E682C is RGB 78, 104, 44 — HSL 86°, 41%, 29% — CMYK 25%, 0%, 58%, 59%.

What colors go with #4E682C?

Its complement is #462C68; analogous partners are #68642C and #30682C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #4E682C for text?

White text on #4E682C has a contrast ratio of 6.29:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.34:1.