What color is #4E6751?

#4E6751 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E6751?

The RGB value is 78, 103, 81: 78 red, 103 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E6751?

The complementary color is #674E64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E6751?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.38:1 and white text 6.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E6751 color

#4E6751 rgb(78, 103, 81)

Shades of green

The hex color #4E6751 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 40.4% green and 31.8% blue (78, 103, 81).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 14% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.21:1).

#4E6751 color codes

HEX	`#4E6751`
RGB	`rgb(78, 103, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 40.4%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 14%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 24%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 21%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.08, -14.18, 9.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.08, 17.04, 146.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.477, 11.914, 9.583)`
Decimal	`5138257`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E6751, 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 #4E6751	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4E6751 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	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 #4E6751 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e6751; }
.text { color: #4e6751; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e6751; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 103 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e6751, #4e675e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #4E6751?: #4E6751 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E6751?: The RGB value is 78, 103, 81: 78 red, 103 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E6751?: The complementary color is #674E64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E6751?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.38:1 and white text 6.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.