Palettes / Colors / #4EAE49

#4EAE49 — Muted Green

#4EAE49 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 #4EAE49 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.

#4EAE49 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 #A848AD; it also sits naturally between #7FAD48 and #48AD75. 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 29%

Cyan 55% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 58% · Key 32%

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

Previews

CSS code for #4EAE49

.text { color: #4EAE49; }
.background { background-color: #4EAE49; }
.border { border: 3px solid #4EAE49; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(78, 174, 73); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(117, 41%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #4EAE49; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(78, 174, 73, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #4EAE49; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(78, 174, 73, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#4EAE49">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#4EAE49">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A848AD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #4EAE49: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #4EAE49

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 #4EAE49 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 #4EAE49 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

← #4EAE48  ·  #4EAE4A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #4EAE49?

#4EAE49 is Muted Green, a green color (RGB 78, 174, 73). Its closest standard named color is SeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #4EAE49?

#4EAE49 is RGB 78, 174, 73 — HSL 117°, 41%, 48% — CMYK 55%, 0%, 58%, 32%.

What colors go with #4EAE49?

Its complement is #A848AD; analogous partners are #7FAD48 and #48AD75. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #4EAE49 for text?

Black text on #4EAE49 has a contrast ratio of 7.47:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.81:1.