What color is #4E675F?

#4E675F 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 #4E675F?

The RGB value is 78, 103, 95: 78 red, 103 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E675F?

The complementary color is #674E56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E675F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E675F color

#4E675F rgb(78, 103, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4E675F is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 40.4% green and 37.3% blue (78, 103, 95).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 14% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.12:1).

#4E675F color codes

HEX	`#4E675F`
RGB	`rgb(78, 103, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 40.4%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 14%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 24%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 8%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.45, -11.13, 1.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.45, 11.23, 172.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.057, 12.146, 12.639)`
Decimal	`5138271`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E675F, 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 #4E675F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4E675F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	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 #4E675F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e675f; }
.text { color: #4e675f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e675f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 103 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e675f, #4e6367); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #4E675F?: #4E675F 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 #4E675F?: The RGB value is 78, 103, 95: 78 red, 103 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E675F?: The complementary color is #674E56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E675F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.