What color is #4E6530?

#4E6530 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Bimi Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E6530?

The RGB value is 78, 101, 48: 78 red, 101 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E6530?

The complementary color is #473065, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E6530?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E6530 color

#4E6530 rgb(78, 101, 48)

Shades of green

The hex color #4E6530 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 39.6% green and 18.8% blue (78, 101, 48).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 36% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 52% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Bimi Green (#54682B), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.51:1).

#4E6530 color codes

HEX	`#4E6530`
RGB	`rgb(78, 101, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 39.6%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 36%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 52%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 52%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.82, -18.5, 27.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.82, 32.77, 124.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.329, 11.14, 4.507)`
Decimal	`5137712`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E6530, 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 #4E6530	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4E6530 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	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 #4E6530 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e6530; }
.text { color: #4e6530; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e6530; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 101 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e6530, #336530); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4E6530?: #4E6530 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Bimi Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E6530?: The RGB value is 78, 101, 48: 78 red, 101 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E6530?: The complementary color is #473065, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E6530?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.