What color is #4E5239?

#4E5239 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Broccoli Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E5239?

The RGB value is 78, 82, 57: 78 red, 82 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E5239?

The complementary color is #3D3952, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E5239?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E5239 color

#4E5239 rgb(78, 82, 57)

Shades of green

The hex color #4E5239 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 32.2% green and 22.4% blue (78, 82, 57).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 18% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Broccoli Green (#4B5338), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.11:1).

#4E5239 color codes

HEX	`#4E5239`
RGB	`rgb(78, 82, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 32.2%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 18%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 30%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 30%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.88, -6.43, 14.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.88, 15.57, 114.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.898, 7.95, 5.041)`
Decimal	`5132857`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E5239, 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 #4E5239	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E5239 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	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 #4E5239 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e5239; }
.text { color: #4e5239; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e5239; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 82 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e5239, #425239); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #4E5239?: #4E5239 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Broccoli Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E5239?: The RGB value is 78, 82, 57: 78 red, 82 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E5239?: The complementary color is #3D3952, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E5239?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.