Palettes / Colors / #4EA040

#4EA040 — Muted Green

#4EA040 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 #4EA040 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.

#4EA040 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 #9240A0; it also sits naturally between #7FA040 and #40A062. 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 63% · Blue 25%

Cyan 51% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 60% · Key 37%

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

Previews

CSS code for #4EA040

.text { color: #4EA040; }
.background { background-color: #4EA040; }
.border { border: 3px solid #4EA040; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(78, 160, 64); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(111, 43%, 44%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #4EA040; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(78, 160, 64, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #4EA040; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(78, 160, 64, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#4EA040">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#4EA040">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9240A0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #4EA040: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #4EA040

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 #4EA040 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 #4EA040 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

← #4EA03F  ·  #4EA041 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #4EA040?

#4EA040 is Muted Green, a green color (RGB 78, 160, 64). Its closest standard named color is SeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #4EA040?

#4EA040 is RGB 78, 160, 64 — HSL 111°, 43%, 44% — CMYK 51%, 0%, 60%, 37%.

What colors go with #4EA040?

Its complement is #9240A0; analogous partners are #7FA040 and #40A062. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #4EA040 for text?

Black text on #4EA040 has a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.27:1.