#4E5732
Hunter Green · dark warm green
About #4E5732
#4E5732 is a muted, dark shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 31% red, 34% green and 20% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 66% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Hunter Green (ΔE 13.2); Fern comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #3B3257 — a oxford blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #4E5732 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 7.68:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (7.68:1).
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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 #4E5732?
#4E5732 is a muted, dark shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 31% red, 34% green and 20% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 66% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #4E5732?
Use white text. White on #4E5732 has a contrast ratio of 7.68:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #4E5732?
Its complementary colour is #3B3257, and analogous partners are #574E32 and #3C5732.