What color is #4E5C38?

#4E5C38 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Zen Garden Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E5C38?

The RGB value is 78, 92, 56: 78 red, 92 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E5C38?

The complementary color is #46385C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E5C38?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E5C38 color

#4E5C38 rgb(78, 92, 56)

Shades of green

The hex color #4E5C38 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 36.1% green and 22% blue (78, 92, 56).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 24% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Zen Garden Olive (#445533), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.21:1).

#4E5C38 color codes

HEX	`#4E5C38`
RGB	`rgb(78, 92, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 36.1%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 24%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 39%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 39%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.04, -12.43, 18.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.04, 22.68, 123.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.683, 9.559, 5.181)`
Decimal	`5135416`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E5C38, 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 #4E5C38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E5C38 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	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 #4E5C38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e5c38; }
.text { color: #4e5c38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e5c38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 92 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e5c38, #3c5c38); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #4E5C38?: #4E5C38 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Zen Garden Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E5C38?: The RGB value is 78, 92, 56: 78 red, 92 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E5C38?: The complementary color is #46385C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E5C38?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.