Palettes / Colors / #4E783A

#4E783A — Muted Green

#4E783A 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 #4E783A 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.

#4E783A 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 #653A78; it also sits naturally between #6D783A and #3A7845. 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 47% · Blue 23%

Cyan 35% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 52% · Key 53%

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

Previews

CSS code for #4E783A

.text { color: #4E783A; }
.background { background-color: #4E783A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #4E783A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(78, 120, 58); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(101, 35%, 35%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #4E783A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(78, 120, 58, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #4E783A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(78, 120, 58, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#4E783A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#4E783A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #4E783A

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #653A78:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #4E783A: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #4E783A

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 #4E783A 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 #4E783A 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

← #4E7839  ·  #4E783B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #4E783A?

#4E783A is Muted Green, a green color (RGB 78, 120, 58). Its closest standard named color is DarkOliveGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #4E783A?

#4E783A is RGB 78, 120, 58 — HSL 101°, 35%, 35% — CMYK 35%, 0%, 52%, 53%.

What colors go with #4E783A?

Its complement is #653A78; analogous partners are #6D783A and #3A7845. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #4E783A for text?

White text on #4E783A has a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.07:1.