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#455E4B

Hunter Green · dark cool green

About #455E4B

#455E4B is a dark, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 27% red, 37% green and 29% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 63% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Hunter Green (ΔE 12.0), with Eucalyptus the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #5E4558 (eggplant), its complementary partner.

Because it is dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 7.10:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (7.10:1).

Colour codes

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Red69
Green94
Blue75

Closest named colours

Hunter Green
#355E3B · ΔE 12.0
Eucalyptus
#5F8575 · ΔE 15.7
Dark Teal
#014D4E · ΔE 17.7

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #455E4B

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on hunter green #455E4B.
7.10:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on hunter green #455E4B.
2.96:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #455E4B appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#455E4B
Protanopia (no red cones)
#5E5A4A
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#5A574C
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#415D59

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #455E4B?

#455E4B is a dark, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 27% red, 37% green and 29% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 63% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #455E4B?

Use white text. White on #455E4B has a contrast ratio of 7.10:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #455E4B?

Its complementary colour is #5E4558, and analogous partners are #4C5E45 and #455E58.