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#4E685F closest to Dark Forest

#4E685F is a medium gray; the closest named color is Dark Forest. In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 40.8% green and 37.3% blue (rgb(78, 104, 95)). Its HSL value is 159° hue, 14% saturation and 36% lightness, and in CMYK it is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 59% black. #4E685F is a neutral color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.05:1.

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Variations of #4E685F

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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#4E685F 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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#4E685F for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4E685F appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 93% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #626160
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #66655F
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #60655F
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #626160
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #5C645F
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #486865
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #4B6862
  • Achromatopsia 93% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #636363
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #5E6462

#4E685F contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.05:1 Good#4E685F text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.47:1 Poor#4E685F text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#4E685F in CSS

/* Dark Forest */
.color { color: #4E685F; }
.background { background-color: #4E685F; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4E685F; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 104 95);
color: hsl(159 14% 36%);
color: oklch(0.494 0.034 171.6);

#4E685F FAQ

What color is #4E685F?

#4E685F is a medium gray. Its closest named color is Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #4E685F?

#4E685F is rgb(78, 104, 95) in RGB, hsl(159, 14%, 36%) in HSL and cmyk(25%, 0%, 9%, 59%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4E685F?

The complementary color of #4E685F is #684E57, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4E685F?

White text has the best contrast on #4E685F: 6.05:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4E685F a warm or cool color?

#4E685F is a neutral color.