What color is #4E5843?

#4E5843 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Verdant Hush. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E5843?

The RGB value is 78, 88, 67: 78 red, 88 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E5843?

The complementary color is #4D4358, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E5843?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E5843 color

#4E5843 rgb(78, 88, 67)

Shades of green

The hex color #4E5843 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 34.5% green and 26.3% blue (78, 88, 67).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 14% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Hush (#4E5A4A), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.5:1).

#4E5843 color codes

HEX	`#4E5843`
RGB	`rgb(78, 88, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 34.5%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 14%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 24%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 24%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.99, -8.28, 10.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.99, 13.69, 127.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.645, 9.004, 6.644)`
Decimal	`5134403`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E5843, 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 #4E5843	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E5843 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	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 #4E5843 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e5843; }
.text { color: #4e5843; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e5843; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 88 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e5843, #445843); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #4E5843?: #4E5843 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Verdant Hush. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E5843?: The RGB value is 78, 88, 67: 78 red, 88 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E5843?: The complementary color is #4D4358, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E5843?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.