What color is #4E5C3E?

#4E5C3E is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Heavy Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E5C3E?

The RGB value is 78, 92, 62: 78 red, 92 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E5C3E?

The complementary color is #4C3E5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E5C3E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.92:1 and white text 7.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E5C3E color

#4E5C3E rgb(78, 92, 62)

Shades of green

The hex color #4E5C3E is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 36.1% green and 24.3% blue (78, 92, 62).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 19% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Green (#49583E), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.18:1).

#4E5C3E color codes

HEX	`#4E5C3E`
RGB	`rgb(78, 92, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 36.1%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 19%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 33%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 33%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.15, -11.48, 15.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.15, 19.32, 126.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.838, 9.622, 6.001)`
Decimal	`5135422`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E5C3E, 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 #4E5C3E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E5C3E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	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 #4E5C3E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e5c3e; }
.text { color: #4e5c3e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e5c3e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 92 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e5c3e, #3f5c3e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #4E5C3E?: #4E5C3E is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Heavy Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E5C3E?: The RGB value is 78, 92, 62: 78 red, 92 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E5C3E?: The complementary color is #4C3E5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E5C3E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.92:1 and white text 7.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.