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#4E654A

Hunter Green · medium cool green

About #4E654A

#4E654A is a medium, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 31% red, 40% green and 29% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 60% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Hunter Green (ΔE 9.8), with Eucalyptus the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #614A65 (eggplant), its complementary partner.

Because it is medium, it is most useful for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. White text reads best on it at 6.39:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (6.39:1).

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Red78
Green101
Blue74

Closest named colours

Hunter Green
#355E3B · ΔE 9.8
Eucalyptus
#5F8575 · ΔE 14.8
Fern
#4F7942 · ΔE 18.5

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

Text on #4E654A

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on hunter green #4E654A.
6.39:1AA
Black heading text
Body copy set on hunter green #4E654A.
3.28:1AA Large

Colour-blindness preview

How #4E654A appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#4E654A
Protanopia (no red cones)
#676048
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#635E4B
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#4D635E

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #4E654A?

#4E654A is a medium, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 31% red, 40% green and 29% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 60% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #4E654A?

Use white text. White on #4E654A has a contrast ratio of 6.39:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #4E654A?

Its complementary colour is #614A65, and analogous partners are #5C654A and #4A6553.