What color is #4E6858?

#4E6858 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color June Ivy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E6858?

The RGB value is 78, 104, 88: 78 red, 104 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E6858?

The complementary color is #684E5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E6858?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.44:1 and white text 6.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E6858 color

#4E6858 rgb(78, 104, 88)

Shades of green

The hex color #4E6858 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 40.8% green and 34.5% blue (78, 104, 88).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 14% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is June Ivy (#416858), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.1:1).

#4E6858 color codes

HEX	`#4E6858`
RGB	`rgb(78, 104, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 40.8%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 14%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 25%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 15%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.57, -13.27, 5.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.57, 14.53, 155.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.853, 12.225, 11.071)`
Decimal	`5138520`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E6858, 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 #4E6858	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4E6858 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	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 #4E6858 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e6858; }
.text { color: #4e6858; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e6858; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 104 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e6858, #4e6865); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #4E6858?: #4E6858 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color June Ivy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E6858?: The RGB value is 78, 104, 88: 78 red, 104 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E6858?: The complementary color is #684E5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E6858?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.44:1 and white text 6.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.