What color is #4E5544?

#4E5544 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Verdant Hush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E5544?

The RGB value is 78, 85, 68: 78 red, 85 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E5544?

The complementary color is #4B4455, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E5544?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E5544 color

#4E5544 rgb(78, 85, 68)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4E5544 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 33.3% green and 26.7% blue (78, 85, 68).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 11% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Hush (#4E5A4A), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.76:1).

#4E5544 color codes

HEX	`#4E5544`
RGB	`rgb(78, 85, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 33.3%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 11%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 20%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 20%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.07, -6.31, 9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.07, 10.99, 125.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.434, 8.534, 6.723)`
Decimal	`5133636`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E5544, 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 #4E5544	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E5544 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	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 #4E5544 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e5544; }
.text { color: #4e5544; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e5544; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 85 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e5544, #465544); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4E5544?: #4E5544 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Verdant Hush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E5544?: The RGB value is 78, 85, 68: 78 red, 85 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E5544?: The complementary color is #4B4455, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E5544?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.