What color is #4E7363?

#4E7363 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color June Ivy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E7363?

The RGB value is 78, 115, 99: 78 red, 115 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E7363?

The complementary color is #734E5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E7363?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and white text 5.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E7363 color

#4E7363 rgb(78, 115, 99)

Shades of green

The hex color #4E7363 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 45.1% green and 38.8% blue (78, 115, 99).

Its hue angle is 154°, with 19% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is June Ivy (#416858), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.31:1).

#4E7363 color codes

HEX	`#4E7363`
RGB	`rgb(78, 115, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 45.1%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(154, 19%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(154, 32%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 14%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.33, -16.9, 4.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.33, 17.53, 164.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.524, 14.781, 14.048)`
Decimal	`5141347`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E7363, 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 #4E7363	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4E7363 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	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 #4E7363 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e7363; }
.text { color: #4e7363; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e7363; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 115 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e7363, #4e7173); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #4E7363?: #4E7363 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color June Ivy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E7363?: The RGB value is 78, 115, 99: 78 red, 115 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E7363?: The complementary color is #734E5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E7363?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and white text 5.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.