What color is #4E6F59?

#4E6F59 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 #4E6F59?

The RGB value is 78, 111, 89: 78 red, 111 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E6F59?

The complementary color is #6F4E64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E6F59?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and white text 5.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E6F59 color

#4E6F59 rgb(78, 111, 89)

Shades of green

The hex color #4E6F59 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 43.5% green and 34.9% blue (78, 111, 89).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 17% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Toad King (#3D6C54), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.61:1).

#4E6F59 color codes

HEX	`#4E6F59`
RGB	`rgb(78, 111, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 43.5%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 17%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 30%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 20%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.81, -16.92, 8.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.81, 18.94, 153.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.629, 13.709, 11.535)`
Decimal	`5140313`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E6F59, 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 #4E6F59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4E6F59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	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 #4E6F59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e6f59; }
.text { color: #4e6f59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e6f59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 111 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e6f59, #4e6f6a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #4E6F59?: #4E6F59 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 #4E6F59?: The RGB value is 78, 111, 89: 78 red, 111 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E6F59?: The complementary color is #6F4E64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E6F59?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and white text 5.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.