What color is #4E655B?

#4E655B is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E655B?

The RGB value is 78, 101, 91: 78 red, 101 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E655B?

The complementary color is #654E58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E655B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E655B color

#4E655B rgb(78, 101, 91)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4E655B is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 39.6% green and 35.7% blue (78, 101, 91).

Its hue angle is 154°, with 13% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.29:1).

#4E655B color codes

HEX	`#4E655B`
RGB	`rgb(78, 101, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 39.6%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(154, 13%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(154, 23%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 10%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.71, -10.9, 2.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.71, 11.27, 165.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.683, 11.682, 11.64)`
Decimal	`5137755`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E655B, 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 #4E655B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4E655B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	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 #4E655B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e655b; }
.text { color: #4e655b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e655b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 101 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e655b, #4e6365); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4E655B?: #4E655B is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E655B?: The RGB value is 78, 101, 91: 78 red, 101 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E655B?: The complementary color is #654E58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E655B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.