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#4E4E2C

#4e4e2c ≈ Army Green

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#4e4e2c is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 30.59% green and 17.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 43.59% yellow and 69.41% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 27.87% saturation and 23.92% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Army Green (#4b5320), ΔE 5.14.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666633
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Relative luminance0.0725

Complementary

  1. #4e4e2c
  2. #2c2c4e

Split complementary

  1. #4e4e2c
  2. #2c3d4e
  3. #3d2c4e

Analogous

  1. #4e3d2c
  2. #4e4e2c
  3. #3d4e2c

Triadic

  1. #4e4e2c
  2. #2c4e4e
  3. #4e2c4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e4e2c
  2. #2c4e2c
  3. #2c2c4e
  4. #4e2c4e

Square

  1. #4e4e2c
  2. #2c4e3d
  3. #2c2c4e
  4. #4e2c3d

Monochromatic

  1. #0d0d07
  2. #1d1d10
  3. #4e4e2c
  4. #7f7f48
  5. #aaaa69

Shades

#4e4e2c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e4e2c
  2. #464628
  3. #3e3e23
  4. #37371f
  5. #2f2f1a
  6. #272716
  7. #1f1f12
  8. #17170d
  9. #101009
  10. #080804
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e4e2c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e4e2c
  2. #606041
  3. #717156
  4. #83836b
  5. #959580
  6. #a7a796
  7. #b8b8ab
  8. #cacac0
  9. #dcdcd5
  10. #ededea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e4e2c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e4e2c
  2. #535334
  3. #58583d
  4. #5d5d45
  5. #62624e
  6. #676756
  7. #6c6c5e
  8. #717167
  9. #76766f
  10. #7b7b78
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4c4c4c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4d4d41 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #534b29 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #544d2d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #524a46 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #514c2a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #514d2d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #514c3d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e4e2c {
  color: #4e4e2c;
}
Background
.bg-4e4e2c {
  background-color: #4e4e2c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e4e2c {
  border: 2px solid #4e4e2c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e4e2c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 78 44;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 28% 24%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e4e2c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e4e2c, #3d4e2c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e4e2c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 78 44 / 0.35);
}

#4b5320 Army Green ΔE 5.14 #444c38 Rifle Green ΔE 6.35 #6c541e Field Drab ΔE 11.40 #556b2f Dark Olive Green ΔE 12.04 #3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 12.46 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 12.47 #355e3b Hunter Green ΔE 13.04 #b1b1d3 Inverted #4c4c4c Grayscale 

Army Green
#4e4e2c  rgb(78, 78, 44)  hsl(60, 28%, 24%)  Army Green
#2c2c4e  rgb(44, 44, 78)  hsl(240, 28%, 24%)  Oxford Blue
#2c4e4e  rgb(44, 78, 78)  hsl(180, 28%, 24%)  Dark Slate Gray
#4e2c4e  rgb(78, 44, 78)  hsl(300, 28%, 24%)  Byzantium