What color is #4E705D?

#4E705D is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color June Ivy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E705D?

The RGB value is 78, 112, 93: 78 red, 112 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E705D?

The complementary color is #704E61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E705D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.8:1 and white text 5.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E705D color

#4E705D rgb(78, 112, 93)

Shades of green

The hex color #4E705D is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 43.9% green and 36.5% blue (78, 112, 93).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 18% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is June Ivy (#416858), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.53:1).

#4E705D color codes

HEX	`#4E705D`
RGB	`rgb(78, 112, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 43.9%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 18%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 30%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 17%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.23, -16.61, 6.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.23, 17.9, 158.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.911, 13.998, 12.481)`
Decimal	`5140573`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E705D, 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 #4E705D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4E705D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	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 #4E705D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e705d; }
.text { color: #4e705d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e705d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 112 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e705d, #4e706e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #4E705D?: #4E705D is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color June Ivy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E705D?: The RGB value is 78, 112, 93: 78 red, 112 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E705D?: The complementary color is #704E61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E705D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.8:1 and white text 5.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.