What color is #4E6A48?

#4E6A48 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E6A48?

The RGB value is 78, 106, 72: 78 red, 106 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E6A48?

The complementary color is #64486A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E6A48?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.48:1 and white text 6.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E6A48 color

#4E6A48 rgb(78, 106, 72)

Shades of green

The hex color #4E6A48 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 41.6% green and 28.2% blue (78, 106, 72).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 19% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Irish Clover (#53734C), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.04:1).

#4E6A48 color codes

HEX	`#4E6A48`
RGB	`rgb(78, 106, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 41.6%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 19%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 32%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 32%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.84, -17.54, 15.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.84, 23.66, 137.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.465, 12.395, 8.023)`
Decimal	`5139016`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E6A48, 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 #4E6A48	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4E6A48 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	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 #4E6A48 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e6a48; }
.text { color: #4e6a48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e6a48; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 106 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e6a48, #486a53); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #4E6A48?: #4E6A48 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E6A48?: The RGB value is 78, 106, 72: 78 red, 106 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E6A48?: The complementary color is #64486A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E6A48?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.48:1 and white text 6.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.