What color is #4E6451?

#4E6451 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 #4E6451?

The RGB value is 78, 100, 81: 78 red, 100 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E6451?

The complementary color is #644E61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E6451?

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.

#4E6451 color

#4E6451 rgb(78, 100, 81)

Shades of green

The hex color #4E6451 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 39.2% green and 31.8% blue (78, 100, 81).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 12% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Olive (#4B5D46), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#4E6451 color codes

HEX	`#4E6451`
RGB	`rgb(78, 100, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 39.2%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 12%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 22%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 19%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.13, -12.49, 8.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.13, 14.89, 147)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.184, 11.328, 9.486)`
Decimal	`5137489`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E6451, 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 #4E6451	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4E6451 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 #4E6451 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e6451; }
.text { color: #4e6451; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e6451; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 100 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e6451, #4e645c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #4E6451?: #4E6451 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 #4E6451?: The RGB value is 78, 100, 81: 78 red, 100 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E6451?: The complementary color is #644E61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E6451?: 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.