What color is #4E605E?

#4E605E 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 #4E605E?

The RGB value is 78, 96, 94: 78 red, 96 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E605E?

The complementary color is #604E50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E605E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E605E color

#4E605E rgb(78, 96, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4E605E is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 37.6% green and 36.9% blue (78, 96, 94).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 10% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Woodland Night (#475C5D), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.65:1).

#4E605E color codes

HEX	`#4E605E`
RGB	`rgb(78, 96, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 37.6%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 10%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 19%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 2%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.23, -7.29, -1.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.23, 7.38, 188.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.345, 10.793, 12.178)`
Decimal	`5136478`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E605E, 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 #4E605E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4E605E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	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 #4E605E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e605e; }
.text { color: #4e605e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e605e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 96 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e605e, #4e5960); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #4E605E?: #4E605E 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 #4E605E?: The RGB value is 78, 96, 94: 78 red, 96 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E605E?: The complementary color is #604E50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E605E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.