#4E604C
Hunter Green · dark cool gray
About #4E604C
#4E604C is a dark, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 31% red, 38% green and 30% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 62% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is similar to Hunter Green (ΔE 13.5), with Eucalyptus the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #5E4C60 (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 6.77:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (6.77:1).
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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 #4E604C?
#4E604C is a dark, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 31% red, 38% green and 30% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 62% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #4E604C?
Use white text. White on #4E604C has a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #4E604C?
Its complementary colour is #5E4C60, and analogous partners are #58604C and #4C6054.