What color is #4E5D59?

#4E5D59 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Woodland Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E5D59?

The RGB value is 78, 93, 89: 78 red, 93 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E5D59?

The complementary color is #5D4E52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E5D59?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E5D59 color

#4E5D59 rgb(78, 93, 89)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4E5D59 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 36.5% green and 34.9% blue (78, 93, 89).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 9% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Woodland Night (#475C5D), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.92:1).

#4E5D59 color codes

HEX	`#4E5D59`
RGB	`rgb(78, 93, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 36.5%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 9%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 16%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 4%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.14, -6.68, 0.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.14, 6.69, 176.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.859, 10.169, 10.945)`
Decimal	`5135705`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E5D59, 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 #4E5D59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4E5D59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #4E5D59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e5d59; }
.text { color: #4e5d59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e5d59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 93 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e5d59, #4e5a5d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #4E5D59?: #4E5D59 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Woodland Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E5D59?: The RGB value is 78, 93, 89: 78 red, 93 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E5D59?: The complementary color is #5D4E52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E5D59?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.