#4C6A4E
Hunter Green · medium cool green
About #4C6A4E
#4C6A4E is a muted, medium shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 30% red, 42% green and 31% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 58% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Hunter Green (ΔE 8.7); Eucalyptus comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #6A4C68 — a eggplant tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use medium tones like #4C6A4E for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. White text reads best on it at 6.04:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (6.04:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #4C6A4E?
#4C6A4E is a muted, medium shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 30% red, 42% green and 31% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 58% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #4C6A4E?
Use white text. White on #4C6A4E has a contrast ratio of 6.04:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #4C6A4E?
Its complementary colour is #6A4C68, and analogous partners are #596A4C and #4C6A5D.