What color is #4E6F54?

#4E6F54 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Toad King. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E6F54?

The RGB value is 78, 111, 84: 78 red, 111 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E6F54?

The complementary color is #6F4E69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E6F54?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.73:1 and white text 5.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E6F54 color

#4E6F54 rgb(78, 111, 84)

Shades of green

The hex color #4E6F54 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 43.5% green and 32.9% blue (78, 111, 84).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 17% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Toad King (#3D6C54), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.64:1).

#4E6F54 color codes

HEX	`#4E6F54`
RGB	`rgb(78, 111, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 43.5%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 17%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 30%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 24%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.7, -17.96, 11.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.7, 21.22, 147.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.426, 13.628, 10.467)`
Decimal	`5140308`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E6F54, 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 #4E6F54	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4E6F54 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	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 #4E6F54 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e6f54; }
.text { color: #4e6f54; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e6f54; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 111 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e6f54, #4e6f64); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #4E6F54?: #4E6F54 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Toad King. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E6F54?: The RGB value is 78, 111, 84: 78 red, 111 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E6F54?: The complementary color is #6F4E69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E6F54?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.73:1 and white text 5.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.