What color is #4E6C69?

#4E6C69 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 #4E6C69?

The RGB value is 78, 108, 105: 78 red, 108 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E6C69?

The complementary color is #6C4E51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E6C69?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.67:1 and white text 5.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E6C69 color

#4E6C69 rgb(78, 108, 105)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4E6C69 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 42.4% green and 41.2% blue (78, 108, 105).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 16% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.72:1).

#4E6C69 color codes

HEX	`#4E6C69`
RGB	`rgb(78, 108, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 42.4%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 16%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 28%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 3%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.31, -11.58, -1.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.31, 11.73, 189.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.053, 13.364, 15.359)`
Decimal	`5139561`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E6C69, 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 #4E6C69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4E6C69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	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 #4E6C69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e6c69; }
.text { color: #4e6c69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e6c69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 108 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e6c69, #4e606c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #4E6C69?: #4E6C69 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 #4E6C69?: The RGB value is 78, 108, 105: 78 red, 108 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E6C69?: The complementary color is #6C4E51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E6C69?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.67:1 and white text 5.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.