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#4E634F

Hunter Green · dark cool gray

About #4E634F

#4E634F is a dark, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 31% red, 39% green and 31% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 61% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Hunter Green (ΔE 13.0), with Eucalyptus the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #634E62 (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 — 6.52:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (6.52:1).

Colour codes

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Red78
Green99
Blue79

Closest named colours

Hunter Green
#355E3B · ΔE 13.0
Eucalyptus
#5F8575 · ΔE 14.1
Umber
#635147 · ΔE 18.5

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

Text on #4E634F

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on hunter green #4E634F.
6.52:1AA
Black heading text
Body copy set on hunter green #4E634F.
3.22:1AA Large

Colour-blindness preview

How #4E634F appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#4E634F
Protanopia (no red cones)
#645F4E
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#605D50
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#4C625D

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #4E634F?

#4E634F is a dark, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 31% red, 39% green and 31% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 61% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #4E634F?

Use white text. White on #4E634F has a contrast ratio of 6.52:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #4E634F?

Its complementary colour is #634E62, and analogous partners are #58634E and #4E635A.