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#4E5E4E closest to Verdant Hush

#4E5E4E is a dark gray; the closest named color is Verdant Hush. In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 36.9% green and 30.6% blue (rgb(78, 94, 78)). Its HSL value is 120° hue, 9% saturation and 34% lightness, and in CMYK it is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 63% black. #4E5E4E is a neutral color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.92:1.

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#4E5E4E color conversion

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Variations of #4E5E4E

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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#4E5E4E 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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#4E5E4E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4E5E4E 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 #5C594F
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #5F5B4D
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #5B5C4E
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #5C594F
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #585B4E
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #4D5D59
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #4D5E53
  • Achromatopsia 93% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #5A5A5A
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #575B57

#4E5E4E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.92:1 Good#4E5E4E text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.04:1 Poor#4E5E4E text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#4E5E4E in CSS

/* Verdant Hush */
.color { color: #4E5E4E; }
.background { background-color: #4E5E4E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4E5E4E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 94 78);
color: hsl(120 9% 34%);
color: oklch(0.463 0.032 145.0);

#4E5E4E FAQ

What color is #4E5E4E?

#4E5E4E 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 #4E5E4E?

#4E5E4E is rgb(78, 94, 78) in RGB, hsl(120, 9%, 34%) in HSL and cmyk(17%, 0%, 17%, 63%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4E5E4E?

The complementary color of #4E5E4E is #5E4E5E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4E5E4E?

White text has the best contrast on #4E5E4E: 6.92:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4E5E4E a warm or cool color?

#4E5E4E is a neutral color.