Palettes / Colors / #4E8945

#4E8945 — Muted Green

#4E8945 is a green color we call Muted Green, closest to the named color SeaGreen (#2E8B57). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: seagreen (#2E8B57) — not an exact match. CSS seagreen gives you #2E8B57, a different color; use #4E8945 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.

#4E8945 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 #7F4488; it also sits naturally between #6F8844 and #44885D. 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 54% · Blue 27%

Cyan 43% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 50% · Key 46%

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

Previews

CSS code for #4E8945

.text { color: #4E8945; }
.background { background-color: #4E8945; }
.border { border: 3px solid #4E8945; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(78, 137, 69); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(112, 33%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #4E8945; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(78, 137, 69, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #4E8945; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(78, 137, 69, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#4E8945">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#4E8945">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7F4488:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #4E8945: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #4E8945

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 #4E8945 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 #4E8945 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 #4E8945?

#4E8945 is Muted Green, a green color (RGB 78, 137, 69). Its closest standard named color is SeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #4E8945?

#4E8945 is RGB 78, 137, 69 — HSL 112°, 33%, 40% — CMYK 43%, 0%, 50%, 46%.

What colors go with #4E8945?

Its complement is #7F4488; analogous partners are #6F8844 and #44885D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #4E8945 for text?

Black text on #4E8945 has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.21:1.