Exploring the Color #4D5B3C

#4D5B3C sits at 87° on the color wheel, placing it in the chartreuse family of the neutral half of the spectrum. With 21% saturation and 30% lightness, it reads as a softly muted, shadowed tone — a balanced mid-energy presence that sits comfortably alongside other UI tones. Its RGB mix of 77, 91, 60 produces a 7.30:1 contrast ratio against white, which clears WCAG AAA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #4D5B3C is a clear variant of CSS dim gray — about 55 units away from #696969. Designers reach for chartreuse hues at this saturation when the brief calls for restraint and atmosphere, and at this lightness when they want a present, comfortable mid-canvas voice. On screen the balanced cast tends to pair best with either warm or cool accents depending on the surrounding palette.

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