Palettes / Colors / #4E9769

#4E9769 — Muted Green

#4E9769 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 #4E9769 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.

#4E9769 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 #974E7D; it also sits naturally between #58974E and #4E978E. 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 59% · Blue 41%

Cyan 48% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 30% · Key 41%

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

Previews

CSS code for #4E9769

.text { color: #4E9769; }
.background { background-color: #4E9769; }
.border { border: 3px solid #4E9769; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(78, 151, 105); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(142, 32%, 45%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #4E9769; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(78, 151, 105, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #4E9769; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(78, 151, 105, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#4E9769">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#4E9769">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #974E7D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #4E9769: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #4E9769

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 #4E9769 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 #4E9769 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

← #4E9768  ·  #4E976A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #4E9769?

#4E9769 is Muted Green, a green color (RGB 78, 151, 105). Its closest standard named color is SeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #4E9769?

#4E9769 is RGB 78, 151, 105 — HSL 142°, 32%, 45% — CMYK 48%, 0%, 30%, 41%.

What colors go with #4E9769?

Its complement is #974E7D; analogous partners are #58974E and #4E978E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #4E9769 for text?

Black text on #4E9769 has a contrast ratio of 5.95:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.53:1.