What color is #4E563F?

#4E563F is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Broccoli Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E563F?

The RGB value is 78, 86, 63: 78 red, 86 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E563F?

The complementary color is #473F56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E563F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E563F color

#4E563F rgb(78, 86, 63)

Shades of green

The hex color #4E563F is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 33.7% green and 24.7% blue (78, 86, 63).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 15% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 66% 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 7.7:1).

#4E563F color codes

HEX	`#4E563F`
RGB	`rgb(78, 86, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 33.7%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 15%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 27%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 27%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.27, -7.81, 12.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.27, 14.63, 122.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.367, 8.634, 5.98)`
Decimal	`5133887`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E563F, 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 #4E563F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E563F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	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 #4E563F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e563f; }
.text { color: #4e563f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e563f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 86 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e563f, #43563f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #4E563F?: #4E563F is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Broccoli Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E563F?: The RGB value is 78, 86, 63: 78 red, 86 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E563F?: The complementary color is #473F56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E563F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.