What color is #4E6B2E?

#4E6B2E is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Botanical. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E6B2E?

The RGB value is 78, 107, 46: 78 red, 107 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E6B2E?

The complementary color is #4B2E6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E6B2E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.47:1 and white text 6.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E6B2E color

#4E6B2E rgb(78, 107, 46)

Shades of green

The hex color #4E6B2E is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 42% green and 18% blue (78, 107, 46).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 40% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 57% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Botanical (#4D6E2F), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.06:1).

#4E6B2E color codes

HEX	`#4E6B2E`
RGB	`rgb(78, 107, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 42%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 40%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 57%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 57%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.74, -21.89, 30.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.74, 37.48, 125.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.893, 12.332, 4.496)`
Decimal	`5139246`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E6B2E, 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 #4E6B2E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4E6B2E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	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 #4E6B2E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e6b2e; }
.text { color: #4e6b2e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e6b2e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 107 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e6b2e, #306b2e); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #4E6B2E?: #4E6B2E is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Botanical. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E6B2E?: The RGB value is 78, 107, 46: 78 red, 107 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E6B2E?: The complementary color is #4B2E6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E6B2E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.47:1 and white text 6.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.