What color is #4E6157?

#4E6157 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E6157?

The RGB value is 78, 97, 87: 78 red, 97 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E6157?

The complementary color is #614E58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E6157?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E6157 color

#4E6157 rgb(78, 97, 87)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4E6157 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 38% green and 34.1% blue (78, 97, 87).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 11% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.62:1).

#4E6157 color codes

HEX	`#4E6157`
RGB	`rgb(78, 97, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 38%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 11%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 20%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 10%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.34, -9.49, 3.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.34, 10.05, 160.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.136, 10.857, 10.629)`
Decimal	`5136727`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E6157, 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 #4E6157	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4E6157 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	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 #4E6157 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e6157; }
.text { color: #4e6157; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e6157; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 97 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e6157, #4e6161); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4E6157?: #4E6157 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E6157?: The RGB value is 78, 97, 87: 78 red, 97 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E6157?: The complementary color is #614E58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E6157?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.