Dark Moss Green (#4A5D23)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
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Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 7.29:1 — vs black: 2.88:1

Color values

  • HEX #4A5D23
  • RGB rgb(74, 93, 35)
  • HSL hsl(79, 62%, 36%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 20.43, 0, 62.37, 63.53 )

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Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #4A5D23 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Dark Moss Green
#4A5D23 Base
#36235D
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Dark Moss Green
#4A5D23 Base
#5D5323
#2D5D23
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Dark Moss Green
#4A5D23 Base
#234A5D
#5D234A
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Dark Moss Green
#4A5D23 Base
#232D5D
#53235D
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Dark Moss Green
#4A5D23 Base
#235D53
#36235D
#5D232D
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Dark Moss Green
#4A5D23 Base
#0F1307
#1E250E
#323F18
#627B2E
#769538
#9EC059
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Dark Moss Green, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#0F1307
#1B210D
#263012
#323F18
#3E4E1D
Dark Moss Green #4A5D23 Base
#739136
#9ABE51
#B8D185
#D6E5B9
#F4F8EC
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #4A5D23. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #4A5D23;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #4A5D23;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #4A5D23;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #4A5D23,
        #492397
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #4A5D23,
        #492397
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$dark-moss-green: #4A5D23;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$dark-moss-green-r: 74;
$dark-moss-green-g: 93;
$dark-moss-green-b: 35;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $dark-moss-green;
    color: rgba($dark-moss-green-r, $dark-moss-green-g, $dark-moss-green-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Dark Moss Green appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #4A5D23 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #585824 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #5B5B23 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #505858 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #565656 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Dark Moss Green ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Dark Moss Green #4A5D23 Base
Army Green #4B5320 ΔE 4.33
Dark Olive Green #556B2F ΔE 4.85
Mughal Green #306030 ΔE 7.68
Lincoln Green #195905 ΔE 8.73

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.