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#4E482C closest to Olive Leaf

#4E482C is a dark, muted brown; the closest named color is Olive Leaf. In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 28.2% green and 17.3% blue (rgb(78, 72, 44)). Its HSL value is 49° hue, 28% saturation and 24% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 44% yellow and 69% black. #4E482C is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.18:1.

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Variations of #4E482C

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#4E482C color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#4E482C for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4E482C appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #4F492D
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #4D472A
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #4E472B
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #4F492D
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #4F482D
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #534441
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #504637
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #484848
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #494842

#4E482C contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.18:1 Very good#4E482C text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.29:1 Very poor#4E482C text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#4E482C in CSS

/* Olive Leaf */
.color { color: #4E482C; }
.background { background-color: #4E482C; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4E482C; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 72 44);
color: hsl(49 28% 24%);
color: oklch(0.400 0.044 97.6);

#4E482C FAQ

What color is #4E482C?

#4E482C is a dark, muted brown. Its closest named color is Olive Leaf. It belongs to the brown color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #4E482C?

#4E482C is rgb(78, 72, 44) in RGB, hsl(49, 28%, 24%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 8%, 44%, 69%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4E482C?

The complementary color of #4E482C is #2C324E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4E482C?

White text has the best contrast on #4E482C: 9.18:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4E482C a warm or cool color?

#4E482C is a warm color.