What color is #4E643A?

#4E643A is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Greenhouse. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E643A?

The RGB value is 78, 100, 58: 78 red, 100 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E643A?

The complementary color is #503A64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E643A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E643A color

#4E643A rgb(78, 100, 58)

Shades of green

The hex color #4E643A is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 39.2% green and 22.7% blue (78, 100, 58).

Its hue angle is 91°, with 27% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Greenhouse (#3E6334), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.55:1).

#4E643A color codes

HEX	`#4E643A`
RGB	`rgb(78, 100, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 39.2%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(91, 27%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(91, 42%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 42%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.65, -16.59, 21.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.65, 26.9, 128.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.463, 11.039, 5.687)`
Decimal	`5137466`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E643A, 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 #4E643A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4E643A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	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 #4E643A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e643a; }
.text { color: #4e643a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e643a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 100 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e643a, #3a643b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4E643A?: #4E643A is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Greenhouse. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E643A?: The RGB value is 78, 100, 58: 78 red, 100 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E643A?: The complementary color is #503A64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E643A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.