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#4E5642 closest to Heavy Green

#4E5642 is a dark gray; the closest named color is Heavy Green. In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 33.7% green and 25.9% blue (rgb(78, 86, 66)). Its HSL value is 84° hue, 13% saturation and 30% lightness, and in CMYK it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 66% black. #4E5642 is a neutral color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.68:1.

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Variations of #4E5642

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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#4E5642 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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#4E5642 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4E5642 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 #575343
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #585341
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #565441
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #575343
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #555443
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #4F5451
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #4E5549
  • Achromatopsia 93% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #535353
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #52544F

#4E5642 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.68:1 Very good#4E5642 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.73:1 Very poor#4E5642 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#4E5642 in CSS

/* Heavy Green */
.color { color: #4E5642; }
.background { background-color: #4E5642; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4E5642; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 86 66);
color: hsl(84 13% 30%);
color: oklch(0.440 0.033 125.5);

#4E5642 FAQ

What color is #4E5642?

#4E5642 is a dark gray. Its closest named color is Heavy Green. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #4E5642?

#4E5642 is rgb(78, 86, 66) in RGB, hsl(84, 13%, 30%) in HSL and cmyk(9%, 0%, 23%, 66%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4E5642?

The complementary color of #4E5642 is #4A4256, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4E5642?

White text has the best contrast on #4E5642: 7.68:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4E5642 a warm or cool color?

#4E5642 is a neutral color.