What color is #4E6553?

#4E6553 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 #4E6553?

The RGB value is 78, 101, 83: 78 red, 101 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E6553?

The complementary color is #654E60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E6553?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E6553 color

#4E6553 rgb(78, 101, 83)

Shades of green

The hex color #4E6553 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 39.6% green and 32.5% blue (78, 101, 83).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 13% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Olive (#4B5D46), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.34:1).

#4E6553 color codes

HEX	`#4E6553`
RGB	`rgb(78, 101, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 39.6%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 13%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 23%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 18%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.49, -12.64, 7.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.49, 14.66, 149.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.356, 11.551, 9.919)`
Decimal	`5137747`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E6553, 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 #4E6553	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4E6553 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	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 #4E6553 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e6553; }
.text { color: #4e6553; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e6553; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 101 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e6553, #4e655e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #4E6553?: #4E6553 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 #4E6553?: The RGB value is 78, 101, 83: 78 red, 101 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E6553?: The complementary color is #654E60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E6553?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.