Palettes / Colors / #4EAE3E

#4EAE3E — Muted Green

#4EAE3E is a green color we call Muted Green, closest to the named color OliveDrab (#6B8E23). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: olivedrab (#6B8E23) — not an exact match. CSS olivedrab gives you #6B8E23, a different color; use #4EAE3E 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.

#4EAE3E 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 #9C3EAC; it also sits naturally between #86AC3E and #3EAC65. 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 68% · Blue 24%

Cyan 55% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 64% · Key 32%

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

Previews

CSS code for #4EAE3E

.text { color: #4EAE3E; }
.background { background-color: #4EAE3E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #4EAE3E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(78, 174, 62); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(111, 47%, 46%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #4EAE3E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(78, 174, 62, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #4EAE3E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(78, 174, 62, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#4EAE3E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#4EAE3E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9C3EAC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #4EAE3E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #4EAE3E

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 #4EAE3E 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 #4EAE3E 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 #4EAE3E?

#4EAE3E is Muted Green, a green color (RGB 78, 174, 62). Its closest standard named color is OliveDrab.

What is the RGB and HSL of #4EAE3E?

#4EAE3E is RGB 78, 174, 62 — HSL 111°, 47%, 46% — CMYK 55%, 0%, 64%, 32%.

What colors go with #4EAE3E?

Its complement is #9C3EAC; analogous partners are #86AC3E and #3EAC65. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #4EAE3E for text?

Black text on #4EAE3E has a contrast ratio of 7.45:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.82:1.