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#4E542E closest to Zen Garden Olive

#4E542E is a dark, muted green; the closest named color is Zen Garden Olive. In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 32.9% green and 18.0% blue (rgb(78, 84, 46)). Its HSL value is 69° hue, 29% saturation and 25% lightness, and in CMYK it is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 45% yellow and 67% black. #4E542E is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.98:1.

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Variations of #4E542E

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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#4E542E 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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#4E542E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4E542E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 96% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #585130
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #59502B
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #56512C
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #585130
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #55522F
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #52504B
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #4F523D
  • Achromatopsia 88% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #515151
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #50524A

#4E542E contrast checker

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7.98:1 Very good#4E542E text on white
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AA largePassAAA largePass
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2.63:1 Very poor#4E542E text on black
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#4E542E in CSS

/* Zen Garden Olive */
.color { color: #4E542E; }
.background { background-color: #4E542E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4E542E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 84 46);
color: hsl(69 29% 25%);
color: oklch(0.430 0.058 116.2);

#4E542E FAQ

What color is #4E542E?

#4E542E is a dark, muted green. Its closest named color is Zen Garden Olive. It belongs to the green color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #4E542E?

#4E542E is rgb(78, 84, 46) in RGB, hsl(69, 29%, 25%) in HSL and cmyk(7%, 0%, 45%, 67%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4E542E?

The complementary color of #4E542E is #342E54, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4E542E?

White text has the best contrast on #4E542E: 7.98:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4E542E a warm or cool color?

#4E542E is a cool color.