#4E5736
Closest named color: Army Green (#4B5D16). oklch(44% 0.052 121), rgb(78, 87, 54).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.66:1).
About this color
#4E5736 is a dark, muted brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 44%, its chroma 0.052 and its hue 121°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Army Green (#4B5D16), ΔE 0.046 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.66:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | dark (44%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.052) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Army Green (#4B5D16) |
| Black text | 2.74:1 |
| White text | 7.66:1 |
Values
| HEX | #4E5736 |
| RGB | rgb(78, 87, 54) |
| HSL | hsl(76, 23%, 28%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44% 0.052 121) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #4E5736 | 7.66:1 | AAA | Lc -91.4 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #4E5736 | 2.74:1 | Fails | Lc 17.4 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #4E5736 text on white | 7.66:1 | AAA | Lc 86.6 | Fine for body text |
| #4E5736 text on black | 2.74:1 | Fails | Lc -15.5 | Dividers and decoration only |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 800.
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Step 50
50
#F5F6F3
oklch(97.2% 0.004 121.6)
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Step 100
100
#E9EBE4
oklch(93.7% 0.01 119.6)
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Step 200
200
#D7DBCF
oklch(88.5% 0.017 121.8)
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Step 300
300
#BDC4AE
oklch(80.9% 0.031 121.5)
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Step 400
400
#9CA684
oklch(70.8% 0.049 121)
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Step 500
500
#849065
oklch(63.2% 0.063 120.9)
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Step 600
600
#6D7A4C
oklch(55.7% 0.068 121.5)
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Step 700
700
#5B663D
oklch(49% 0.062 121)
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Step 800
800 (this color)
#4E5736
oklch(44% 0.052 121)
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Step 900
900
#3E452C
oklch(37.7% 0.041 121.1)
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Step 950
950
#24281A
oklch(26.8% 0.025 121.1)
#4E5736 with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #5B5334 | 0.023 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #5A5338 | 0.023 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #51544F | 0.043 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #535353 | 0.052 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #4E5736
#4E5736
oklch(44% 0.052 121)
- #574C6B
#574C6B
oklch(44% 0.052 300.6)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #4E5736, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Army Green #4B5D16 ΔE 0.046
- Green Brown #544E03 ΔE 0.046
- Pine #2B5D34 ΔE 0.047
- Olive Brown #645403 ΔE 0.050
- Camo Green #526525 ΔE 0.054
- Camouflage Green #4B6113 ΔE 0.056
- Mud Brown #60460F ΔE 0.057
- Dark Green Blue #1F6357 ΔE 0.063
Use #4E5736 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.