What color is #4E5541?

#4E5541 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 #4E5541?

The RGB value is 78, 85, 65: 78 red, 85 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E5541?

The complementary color is #484155, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E5541?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E5541 color

#4E5541 rgb(78, 85, 65)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4E5541 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 33.3% green and 25.5% blue (78, 85, 65).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 13% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Kelp (#4D503C), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.78:1).

#4E5541 color codes

HEX	`#4E5541`
RGB	`rgb(78, 85, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 33.3%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 13%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 24%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 24%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35, -6.86, 10.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35, 12.77, 122.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.344, 8.498, 6.253)`
Decimal	`5133633`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E5541, 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 #4E5541	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E5541 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	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 #4E5541 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e5541; }
.text { color: #4e5541; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e5541; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 85 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e5541, #445541); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4E5541?: #4E5541 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 #4E5541?: The RGB value is 78, 85, 65: 78 red, 85 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E5541?: The complementary color is #484155, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E5541?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.