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#4E7150

Hunter Green · medium cool green

About #4E7150

#4E7150 is a medium, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 31% red, 44% green and 31% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 56% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Hunter Green (ΔE 8.7), with Fern the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #714E6F (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 5.52:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (5.52:1).

Colour codes

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Red78
Green113
Blue80

Closest named colours

Hunter Green
#355E3B · ΔE 8.7
Fern
#4F7942 · ΔE 12.9
Eucalyptus
#5F8575 · ΔE 13.3

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

Text on #4E7150

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on hunter green #4E7150.
5.52:1AA
Black heading text
Body copy set on hunter green #4E7150.
3.80:1AA Large

Colour-blindness preview

How #4E7150 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#4E7150
Protanopia (no red cones)
#726B4E
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#6D6752
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#4A6F68

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #4E7150?

#4E7150 is a medium, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 31% red, 44% green and 31% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 56% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #4E7150?

Use white text. White on #4E7150 has a contrast ratio of 5.52:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #4E7150?

Its complementary colour is #714E6F, and analogous partners are #5E714E and #4E7162.