What color is #4E6E41?

#4E6E41 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Under the Radar. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E6E41?

The RGB value is 78, 110, 65: 78 red, 110 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E6E41?

The complementary color is #61416E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E6E41?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.63:1 and white text 5.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E6E41 color

#4E6E41 rgb(78, 110, 65)

Shades of green

The hex color #4E6E41 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 43.1% green and 25.5% blue (78, 110, 65).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 26% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Under the Radar (#476E42), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.78:1).

#4E6E41 color codes

HEX	`#4E6E41`
RGB	`rgb(78, 110, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 43.1%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 26%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 41%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 41%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.99, -20.85, 21.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.99, 29.93, 134.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.672, 13.153, 7.029)`
Decimal	`5140033`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E6E41, 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 #4E6E41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4E6E41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	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 #4E6E41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e6e41; }
.text { color: #4e6e41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e6e41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 110 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e6e41, #416e4a); }

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Questions

What color is #4E6E41?: #4E6E41 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Under the Radar. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E6E41?: The RGB value is 78, 110, 65: 78 red, 110 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E6E41?: The complementary color is #61416E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E6E41?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.63:1 and white text 5.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.