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#4E5D4E closest to Verdant Hush

#4E5D4E is a dark gray; the closest named color is Verdant Hush. In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 36.5% green and 30.6% blue (rgb(78, 93, 78)). Its HSL value is 120° hue, 9% saturation and 34% lightness, and in CMYK it is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 64% black. #4E5D4E is a neutral color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.00:1.

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#4E5D4E color conversion

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Variations of #4E5D4E

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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#4E5D4E 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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#4E5D4E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4E5D4E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #5B584F
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #5E5A4D
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #5A5B4E
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #5B584F
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #575A4E
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #4D5C59
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #4D5D53
  • Achromatopsia 94% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #595959
  • Achromatomaly 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #565A56

#4E5D4E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.00:1 Very good#4E5D4E text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.00:1 Very poor#4E5D4E text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#4E5D4E in CSS

/* Verdant Hush */
.color { color: #4E5D4E; }
.background { background-color: #4E5D4E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4E5D4E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 93 78);
color: hsl(120 9% 34%);
color: oklch(0.461 0.030 145.1);

#4E5D4E FAQ

What color is #4E5D4E?

#4E5D4E 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 #4E5D4E?

#4E5D4E is rgb(78, 93, 78) in RGB, hsl(120, 9%, 34%) in HSL and cmyk(16%, 0%, 16%, 64%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4E5D4E?

The complementary color of #4E5D4E is #5D4E5D, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4E5D4E?

White text has the best contrast on #4E5D4E: 7.00:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4E5D4E a warm or cool color?

#4E5D4E is a neutral color.