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#45693D

Hunter Green · medium cool green

About #45693D

#45693D is a medium, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 27% red, 41% green and 24% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 59% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Hunter Green (ΔE 6.9), with Fern the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #613D69 (eggplant), its complementary partner.

Because it is medium, it is most useful for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put white text on top of it — 6.29:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (6.29:1).

Colour codes

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Red69
Green105
Blue61

Closest named colours

Hunter Green
#355E3B · ΔE 6.9
Fern
#4F7942 · ΔE 8.4
Bottle Green
#006A4E · ΔE 16.9

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

Text on #45693D

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on hunter green #45693D.
6.29:1AA
Black heading text
Body copy set on hunter green #45693D.
3.34:1AA Large

Colour-blindness preview

How #45693D appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#45693D
Protanopia (no red cones)
#6B623A
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#665F40
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#43665E

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #45693D?

#45693D is a medium, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 27% red, 41% green and 24% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 59% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #45693D?

Use white text. White on #45693D has a contrast ratio of 6.29:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #45693D?

Its complementary colour is #613D69, and analogous partners are #5B693D and #3D694B.