Palettes / Colors / #4E792C

#4E792C — Muted Green

#4E792C 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 #4E792C 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.

#4E792C 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 #572B78; it also sits naturally between #73782B and #2B7830. 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 17%

Cyan 36% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 64% · Key 53%

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

Previews

CSS code for #4E792C

.text { color: #4E792C; }
.background { background-color: #4E792C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #4E792C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(78, 121, 44); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(94, 47%, 32%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #4E792C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(78, 121, 44, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #4E792C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(78, 121, 44, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#4E792C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#4E792C">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #572B78:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #4E792C: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #4E792C

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 #4E792C 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 #4E792C 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

← #4E792B  ·  #4E792D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #4E792C?

#4E792C is Muted Green, a green color (RGB 78, 121, 44). Its closest standard named color is DarkOliveGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #4E792C?

#4E792C is RGB 78, 121, 44 — HSL 94°, 47%, 32% — CMYK 36%, 0%, 64%, 53%.

What colors go with #4E792C?

Its complement is #572B78; analogous partners are #73782B and #2B7830. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #4E792C for text?

White text on #4E792C has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.10:1.