What color is #4E552C?

#4E552C is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Army Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E552C?

The RGB value is 78, 85, 44: 78 red, 85 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E552C?

The complementary color is #332C55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E552C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E552C color

#4E552C rgb(78, 85, 44)

Shades of green

The hex color #4E552C is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 33.3% green and 17.3% blue (78, 85, 44).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 32% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 48% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Army Green (#4B5320), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.9:1).

#4E552C color codes

HEX	`#4E552C`
RGB	`rgb(78, 85, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 33.3%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 32%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 48%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 48%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.6, -10.07, 22.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.6, 25.02, 113.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.845, 8.299, 3.624)`
Decimal	`5133612`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E552C, 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 #4E552C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E552C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	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 #4E552C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e552c; }
.text { color: #4e552c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e552c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 85 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e552c, #39552c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4E552C?: #4E552C is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Army Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E552C?: The RGB value is 78, 85, 44: 78 red, 85 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E552C?: The complementary color is #332C55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E552C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.