#4E5D42
Hunter Green · dark cool green
About #4E5D42
With the hex code #4E5D42, this is a dark green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 31% red, 36% green and 26% blue, while a printer would mix 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 64% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Hunter Green — a ΔE of 11.7 — followed by Umber. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #51425D, a eggplant shade.
In design, a dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 7.07:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (7.07:1).
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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 #4E5D42?
With the hex code #4E5D42, this is a dark green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 31% red, 36% green and 26% blue, while a printer would mix 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 64% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #4E5D42?
Use white text. White on #4E5D42 has a contrast ratio of 7.07:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #4E5D42?
Its complementary colour is #51425D, and analogous partners are #5C5D42 and #425D44.