Palettes / Colors / #4EA255

#4EA255 — Muted Green

#4EA255 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 #4EA255 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.

#4EA255 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 #A24E9B; it also sits naturally between #71A24E and #4EA27F. 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 64% · Blue 33%

Cyan 52% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 48% · Key 36%

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

Previews

CSS code for #4EA255

.text { color: #4EA255; }
.background { background-color: #4EA255; }
.border { border: 3px solid #4EA255; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(78, 162, 85); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(125, 35%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #4EA255; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(78, 162, 85, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #4EA255; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(78, 162, 85, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#4EA255">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#4EA255">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A24E9B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #4EA255: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #4EA255

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 #4EA255 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 #4EA255 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 #4EA255?

#4EA255 is Muted Green, a green color (RGB 78, 162, 85). Its closest standard named color is SeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #4EA255?

#4EA255 is RGB 78, 162, 85 — HSL 125°, 35%, 47% — CMYK 52%, 0%, 48%, 36%.

What colors go with #4EA255?

Its complement is #A24E9B; analogous partners are #71A24E and #4EA27F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #4EA255 for text?

Black text on #4EA255 has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.17:1.