What color is #4E6B66?

#4E6B66 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 #4E6B66?

The RGB value is 78, 107, 102: 78 red, 107 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E6B66?

The complementary color is #6B4E53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E6B66?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E6B66 color

#4E6B66 rgb(78, 107, 102)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4E6B66 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 42% green and 40% blue (78, 107, 102).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 16% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.8:1).

#4E6B66 color codes

HEX	`#4E6B66`
RGB	`rgb(78, 107, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 42%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 16%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 27%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 5%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.9, -11.74, -0.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.9, 11.76, 183.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.797, 13.094, 14.526)`
Decimal	`5139302`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E6B66, 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 #4E6B66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4E6B66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	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 #4E6B66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e6b66; }
.text { color: #4e6b66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e6b66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 107 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e6b66, #4e626b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #4E6B66?: #4E6B66 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 #4E6B66?: The RGB value is 78, 107, 102: 78 red, 107 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E6B66?: The complementary color is #6B4E53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E6B66?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.