What color is #4E5F3C?

#4E5F3C is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Turf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E5F3C?

The RGB value is 78, 95, 60: 78 red, 95 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E5F3C?

The complementary color is #4D3C5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E5F3C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E5F3C color

#4E5F3C rgb(78, 95, 60)

Shades of green

The hex color #4E5F3C is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 37.3% green and 23.5% blue (78, 95, 60).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 23% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Turf (#415B36), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.94:1).

#4E5F3C color codes

HEX	`#4E5F3C`
RGB	`rgb(78, 95, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 37.3%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 23%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 37%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 37%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.08, -13.51, 17.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.08, 22.47, 126.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.05, 10.13, 5.805)`
Decimal	`5136188`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E5F3C, 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 #4E5F3C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4E5F3C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.94:1	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 #4E5F3C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e5f3c; }
.text { color: #4e5f3c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e5f3c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 95 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e5f3c, #3d5f3c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #4E5F3C?: #4E5F3C is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Turf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E5F3C?: The RGB value is 78, 95, 60: 78 red, 95 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E5F3C?: The complementary color is #4D3C5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E5F3C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.