What color is #4E635D?

#4E635D is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E635D?

The RGB value is 78, 99, 93: 78 red, 99 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E635D?

The complementary color is #634E54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E635D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E635D color

#4E635D rgb(78, 99, 93)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4E635D is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 38.8% green and 36.5% blue (78, 99, 93).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 12% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.43:1).

#4E635D color codes

HEX	`#4E635D`
RGB	`rgb(78, 99, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 38.8%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 12%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 21%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 6%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.14, -9.28, 0.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.14, 9.32, 175.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.579, 11.333, 12.037)`
Decimal	`5137245`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E635D, 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 #4E635D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4E635D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	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 #4E635D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e635d; }
.text { color: #4e635d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e635d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 99 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e635d, #4e5e63); }

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Questions

What color is #4E635D?: #4E635D is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E635D?: The RGB value is 78, 99, 93: 78 red, 99 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E635D?: The complementary color is #634E54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E635D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.