What color is #4E572D?

#4E572D 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 #4E572D?

The RGB value is 78, 87, 45: 78 red, 87 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E572D?

The complementary color is #362D57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E572D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E572D color

#4E572D rgb(78, 87, 45)

Shades of green

The hex color #4E572D is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 34.1% green and 17.6% blue (78, 87, 45).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 32% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 48% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Army Green (#4B5320), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.71:1).

#4E572D color codes

HEX	`#4E572D`
RGB	`rgb(78, 87, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 34.1%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 32%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 48%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 48%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.25, -11.1, 23.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.25, 25.66, 115.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.024, 8.626, 3.777)`
Decimal	`5134125`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E572D, 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 #4E572D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E572D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.71:1	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 #4E572D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e572d; }
.text { color: #4e572d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e572d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 87 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e572d, #39572d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4E572D?: #4E572D 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 #4E572D?: The RGB value is 78, 87, 45: 78 red, 87 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E572D?: The complementary color is #362D57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E572D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.