#4E5F4D
Hunter Green · dark cool gray
About #4E5F4D
#4E5F4D is a dark, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 31% red, 37% green and 30% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 63% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is similar to Hunter Green (ΔE 14.6), with Eucalyptus the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #5E4D5F (eggplant), its complementary partner.
Because it is dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 6.84:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (6.84:1).
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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 #4E5F4D?
#4E5F4D is a dark, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 31% red, 37% green and 30% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 63% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #4E5F4D?
Use white text. White on #4E5F4D has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #4E5F4D?
Its complementary colour is #5E4D5F, and analogous partners are #575F4D and #4D5F55.