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#4E5B49 Verdant Hush

#4E5B49 is a dark gray named Verdant Hush. In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 35.7% green and 28.6% blue (rgb(78, 91, 73)). Its HSL value is 103° hue, 11% saturation and 32% lightness, and in CMYK it is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 64% black. #4E5B49 is a neutral color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.20:1.

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Variations of #4E5B49

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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#4E5B49 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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#4E5B49 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4E5B49 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 #5A574A
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #5C5848
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #595949
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #5A574A
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #57584A
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #4E5A56
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #4E5A4F
  • Achromatopsia 93% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #575757
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #555854

#4E5B49 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.20:1 Very good#4E5B49 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.92:1 Very poor#4E5B49 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#4E5B49 in CSS

/* Verdant Hush */
.color { color: #4E5B49; }
.background { background-color: #4E5B49; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4E5B49; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 91 73);
color: hsl(103 11% 32%);
color: oklch(0.454 0.033 137.0);

#4E5B49 FAQ

What color is #4E5B49?

#4E5B49 is a dark gray. Its closest named color is Verdant Hush. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #4E5B49?

#4E5B49 is rgb(78, 91, 73) in RGB, hsl(103, 11%, 32%) in HSL and cmyk(14%, 0%, 20%, 64%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4E5B49?

The complementary color of #4E5B49 is #56495B, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4E5B49?

White text has the best contrast on #4E5B49: 7.20:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4E5B49 a warm or cool color?

#4E5B49 is a neutral color.