What color is #4E5745?

#4E5745 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 #4E5745?

The RGB value is 78, 87, 69: 78 red, 87 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E5745?

The complementary color is #4E4557, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E5745?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E5745 color

#4E5745 rgb(78, 87, 69)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4E5745 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 34.1% green and 27.1% blue (78, 87, 69).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 12% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Hush (#4E5A4A), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.57:1).

#4E5745 color codes

HEX	`#4E5745`
RGB	`rgb(78, 87, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 34.1%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 12%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 21%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 21%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.72, -7.31, 9.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.72, 11.83, 128.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.624, 8.866, 6.939)`
Decimal	`5134149`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E5745, 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 #4E5745	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E5745 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	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 #4E5745 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e5745; }
.text { color: #4e5745; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e5745; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 87 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e5745, #455745); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4E5745?: #4E5745 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 #4E5745?: The RGB value is 78, 87, 69: 78 red, 87 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E5745?: The complementary color is #4E4557, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E5745?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.