What color is #4E713B?

#4E713B is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Botanical. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E713B?

The RGB value is 78, 113, 59: 78 red, 113 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E713B?

The complementary color is #5E3B71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E713B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E713B color

#4E713B rgb(78, 113, 59)

Shades of green

The hex color #4E713B is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 44.3% green and 23.1% blue (78, 113, 59).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 31% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 48% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Botanical (#4D6E2F), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.6:1).

#4E713B color codes

HEX	`#4E713B`
RGB	`rgb(78, 113, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 44.3%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 31%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 48%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 48%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.87, -23.29, 25.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.87, 34.89, 131.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.836, 13.745, 6.272)`
Decimal	`5140795`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E713B, 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 #4E713B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4E713B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	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 #4E713B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e713b; }
.text { color: #4e713b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e713b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 113 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e713b, #3b7143); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4E713B?: #4E713B is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Botanical. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E713B?: The RGB value is 78, 113, 59: 78 red, 113 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E713B?: The complementary color is #5E3B71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E713B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.