4E552E

#4E552E closest to Zen Garden Olive

#4E552E 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, 33.3% green and 18.0% blue (rgb(78, 85, 46)). Its HSL value is 71° hue, 30% saturation and 26% lightness, and in CMYK it is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 67% black. #4E552E is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.89:1.

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Variations of #4E552E

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

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

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#4E552E 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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#4E552E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4E552E 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 #595230
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #5A512B
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #57522C
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #595230
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #56532F
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #52514C
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #4F533E
  • 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 #51524A

#4E552E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.89:1 Very good#4E552E text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.66:1 Very poor#4E552E text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#4E552E in CSS

/* Zen Garden Olive */
.color { color: #4E552E; }
.background { background-color: #4E552E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4E552E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 85 46);
color: hsl(71 30% 26%);
color: oklch(0.433 0.059 117.3);

#4E552E FAQ

What color is #4E552E?

#4E552E 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 #4E552E?

#4E552E is rgb(78, 85, 46) in RGB, hsl(71, 30%, 26%) in HSL and cmyk(8%, 0%, 46%, 67%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4E552E?

The complementary color of #4E552E is #352E55, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4E552E?

White text has the best contrast on #4E552E: 7.89:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4E552E a warm or cool color?

#4E552E is a cool color.