What color is #4E6556?

#4E6556 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Ethereal Woods. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E6556?

The RGB value is 78, 101, 86: 78 red, 101 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E6556?

The complementary color is #654E5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E6556?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.32:1 and white text 6.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E6556 color

#4E6556 rgb(78, 101, 86)

Shades of green

The hex color #4E6556 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 39.6% green and 33.7% blue (78, 101, 86).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 13% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Woods (#3E5E4E), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.33:1).

#4E6556 color codes

HEX	`#4E6556`
RGB	`rgb(78, 101, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 39.6%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 13%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 23%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 15%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.57, -12, 5.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.57, 13.29, 154.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.475, 11.599, 10.542)`
Decimal	`5137750`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E6556, 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 #4E6556	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4E6556 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	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 #4E6556 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e6556; }
.text { color: #4e6556; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e6556; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 101 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e6556, #4e6561); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #4E6556?: #4E6556 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Ethereal Woods. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E6556?: The RGB value is 78, 101, 86: 78 red, 101 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E6556?: The complementary color is #654E5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E6556?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.32:1 and white text 6.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.