What color is #4E5F41?

#4E5F41 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Muddy Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E5F41?

The RGB value is 78, 95, 65: 78 red, 95 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E5F41?

The complementary color is #52415F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E5F41?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and white text 6.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E5F41 color

#4E5F41 rgb(78, 95, 65)

Shades of green

The hex color #4E5F41 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 37.3% green and 25.5% blue (78, 95, 65).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 19% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Olive (#4B5D46), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.91:1).

#4E5F41 color codes

HEX	`#4E5F41`
RGB	`rgb(78, 95, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 37.3%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 19%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 32%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 32%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.17, -12.68, 15.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.17, 19.72, 130.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.188, 10.186, 6.535)`
Decimal	`5136193`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E5F41, 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 #4E5F41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4E5F41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	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 #4E5F41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e5f41; }
.text { color: #4e5f41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e5f41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 95 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e5f41, #415f43); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #4E5F41?: #4E5F41 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Muddy Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E5F41?: The RGB value is 78, 95, 65: 78 red, 95 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E5F41?: The complementary color is #52415F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E5F41?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and white text 6.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.