What color is #4E7054?

#4E7054 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E7054?

The RGB value is 78, 112, 84: 78 red, 112 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E7054?

The complementary color is #704E6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E7054?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.77:1 and white text 5.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E7054 color

#4E7054 rgb(78, 112, 84)

Shades of green

The hex color #4E7054 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 43.9% green and 32.9% blue (78, 112, 84).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 18% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Irish Clover (#53734C), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.57:1).

#4E7054 color codes

HEX	`#4E7054`
RGB	`rgb(78, 112, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 43.9%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 18%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 30%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 25%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.01, -18.49, 11.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.01, 21.91, 147.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.536, 13.848, 10.504)`
Decimal	`5140564`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E7054, 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 #4E7054	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4E7054 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	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 #4E7054 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e7054; }
.text { color: #4e7054; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e7054; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 112 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e7054, #4e7065); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #4E7054?: #4E7054 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E7054?: The RGB value is 78, 112, 84: 78 red, 112 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E7054?: The complementary color is #704E6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E7054?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.77:1 and white text 5.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.