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#4E593E

Hunter Green · dark cool green

About #4E593E

#4E593E is a dark, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 31% red, 35% green and 24% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 65% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Hunter Green (ΔE 13.1), with Umber the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #493E59 (eggplant), its complementary partner.

Because it is dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 7.44:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (7.44:1).

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Red78
Green89
Blue62

Closest named colours

Hunter Green
#355E3B · ΔE 13.1
Umber
#635147 · ΔE 16.5
Eucalyptus
#5F8575 · ΔE 20.3

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

Text on #4E593E

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on hunter green #4E593E.
7.44:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on hunter green #4E593E.
2.82:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #4E593E appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#4E593E
Protanopia (no red cones)
#5C563C
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#5A553F
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#505652

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #4E593E?

#4E593E is a dark, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 31% red, 35% green and 24% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 65% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #4E593E?

Use white text. White on #4E593E has a contrast ratio of 7.44:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #4E593E?

Its complementary colour is #493E59, and analogous partners are #59563E and #41593E.