What color is #4E623B?

#4E623B is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Turf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E623B?

The RGB value is 78, 98, 59: 78 red, 98 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E623B?

The complementary color is #4F3B62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E623B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E623B color

#4E623B rgb(78, 98, 59)

Shades of green

The hex color #4E623B is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 38.4% green and 23.1% blue (78, 98, 59).

Its hue angle is 91°, with 25% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Turf (#415B36), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.7:1).

#4E623B color codes

HEX	`#4E623B`
RGB	`rgb(78, 98, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 38.4%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(91, 25%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(91, 40%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 40%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.02, -15.34, 19.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.02, 25.04, 127.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.299, 10.671, 5.759)`
Decimal	`5136955`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E623B, 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 #4E623B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4E623B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	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 #4E623B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e623b; }
.text { color: #4e623b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e623b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 98 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e623b, #3b623c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #4E623B?: #4E623B is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Turf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E623B?: The RGB value is 78, 98, 59: 78 red, 98 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E623B?: The complementary color is #4F3B62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E623B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.