What color is #4E604F?

#4E604F is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Muddy Olive. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E604F?

The RGB value is 78, 96, 79: 78 red, 96 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E604F?

The complementary color is #604E5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E604F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E604F color

#4E604F rgb(78, 96, 79)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4E604F is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 37.6% green and 31% blue (78, 96, 79).

Its hue angle is 123°, with 10% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Olive (#4B5D46), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.75:1).

#4E604F color codes

HEX	`#4E604F`
RGB	`rgb(78, 96, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 37.6%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(123, 10%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(123, 19%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 18%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.81, -10.61, 7.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.81, 12.98, 144.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.736, 10.55, 8.972)`
Decimal	`5136463`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E604F, 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 #4E604F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4E604F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	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 #4E604F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e604f; }
.text { color: #4e604f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e604f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 96 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e604f, #4e6058); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4E604F?: #4E604F is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Muddy Olive. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E604F?: The RGB value is 78, 96, 79: 78 red, 96 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E604F?: The complementary color is #604E5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E604F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.