What color is #4E6851?

#4E6851 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 #4E6851?

The RGB value is 78, 104, 81: 78 red, 104 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E6851?

The complementary color is #684E65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E6851?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.42:1 and white text 6.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E6851 color

#4E6851 rgb(78, 104, 81)

Shades of green

The hex color #4E6851 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 40.8% green and 31.8% blue (78, 104, 81).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 14% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.14:1).

#4E6851 color codes

HEX	`#4E6851`
RGB	`rgb(78, 104, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 40.8%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 14%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 25%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 22%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.4, -14.73, 9.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.4, 17.75, 146.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.577, 12.114, 9.617)`
Decimal	`5138513`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E6851, 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 #4E6851	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4E6851 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	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 #4E6851 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e6851; }
.text { color: #4e6851; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e6851; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 104 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e6851, #4e685e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #4E6851?: #4E6851 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 #4E6851?: The RGB value is 78, 104, 81: 78 red, 104 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E6851?: The complementary color is #684E65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E6851?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.42:1 and white text 6.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.