Palettes / Colors / #4E683D

#4E683D — Dusty Green

#4E683D 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 #4E683D 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.

#4E683D 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 #563C67; it also sits naturally between #63673C and #3C6741. 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 24%

Cyan 25% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 41% · Key 59%

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

Previews

CSS code for #4E683D

.text { color: #4E683D; }
.background { background-color: #4E683D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #4E683D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(78, 104, 61); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(96, 26%, 32%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #4E683D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(78, 104, 61, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #4E683D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(78, 104, 61, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#4E683D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#4E683D">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #563C67:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #4E683D: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #4E683D

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 #4E683D 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 #4E683D 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

← #4E683C  ·  #4E683E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #4E683D?

#4E683D is Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 78, 104, 61). Its closest standard named color is DarkOliveGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #4E683D?

#4E683D is RGB 78, 104, 61 — HSL 96°, 26%, 32% — CMYK 25%, 0%, 41%, 59%.

What colors go with #4E683D?

Its complement is #563C67; analogous partners are #63673C and #3C6741. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #4E683D for text?

White text on #4E683D has a contrast ratio of 6.23:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.37:1.