What color is #4E634E?

#4E634E 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 #4E634E?

The RGB value is 78, 99, 78: 78 red, 99 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E634E?

The complementary color is #634E63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E634E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E634E color

#4E634E rgb(78, 99, 78)

Shades of green

The hex color #4E634E is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 38.8% green and 30.6% blue (78, 99, 78).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 12% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Olive (#4B5D46), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.52:1).

#4E634E color codes

HEX	`#4E634E`
RGB	`rgb(78, 99, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 38.8%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 12%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 21%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 21%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.74, -12.53, 9.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.74, 15.65, 143.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.979, 11.093, 8.874)`
Decimal	`5137230`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E634E, 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 #4E634E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4E634E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	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 #4E634E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e634e; }
.text { color: #4e634e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e634e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 99 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e634e, #4e6359); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #4E634E?: #4E634E 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 #4E634E?: The RGB value is 78, 99, 78: 78 red, 99 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E634E?: The complementary color is #634E63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E634E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.