What color is #4E5142?

#4E5142 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Kelp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E5142?

The RGB value is 78, 81, 66: 78 red, 81 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E5142?

The complementary color is #454251, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E5142?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E5142 color

#4E5142 rgb(78, 81, 66)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4E5142 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 31.8% green and 25.9% blue (78, 81, 66).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 10% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Kelp (#4D503C), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.14:1).

#4E5142 color codes

HEX	`#4E5142`
RGB	`rgb(78, 81, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 31.8%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 10%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 19%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 19%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.77, -4.27, 8.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.77, 9.45, 116.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.068, 7.898, 6.305)`
Decimal	`5132610`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E5142, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #4E5142	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E5142 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #4E5142 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e5142; }
.text { color: #4e5142; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e5142; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 81 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e5142, #475142); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4E5142?: #4E5142 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Kelp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E5142?: The RGB value is 78, 81, 66: 78 red, 81 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E5142?: The complementary color is #454251, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E5142?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.