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#4E522D closest to Broccoli Green

#4E522D is a dark, muted green; the closest named color is Broccoli Green. In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 32.2% green and 17.6% blue (rgb(78, 82, 45)). Its HSL value is 66° hue, 29% saturation and 25% lightness, and in CMYK it is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 45% yellow and 68% black. #4E522D is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.18:1.

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Variations of #4E522D

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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#4E522D 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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#4E522D for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4E522D appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #57502F
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #574F2A
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #55502B
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #57502F
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #54502E
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #524E49
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #4F503C
  • Achromatopsia 89% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #4F4F4F
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #4F5048

#4E522D contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.18:1 Very good#4E522D text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.57:1 Very poor#4E522D text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#4E522D in CSS

/* Broccoli Green */
.color { color: #4E522D; }
.background { background-color: #4E522D; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4E522D; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 82 45);
color: hsl(66 29% 25%);
color: oklch(0.425 0.056 113.9);

#4E522D FAQ

What color is #4E522D?

#4E522D is a dark, muted green. Its closest named color is Broccoli Green. It belongs to the green color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #4E522D?

#4E522D is rgb(78, 82, 45) in RGB, hsl(66, 29%, 25%) in HSL and cmyk(5%, 0%, 45%, 68%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4E522D?

The complementary color of #4E522D is #312D52, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4E522D?

White text has the best contrast on #4E522D: 8.18:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4E522D a warm or cool color?

#4E522D is a warm color.