What color is #4E7446?

#4E7446 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 #4E7446?

The RGB value is 78, 116, 70: 78 red, 116 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E7446?

The complementary color is #6C4674, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E7446?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E7446 color

#4E7446 rgb(78, 116, 70)

Shades of green

The hex color #4E7446 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 45.5% green and 27.5% blue (78, 116, 70).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 25% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Irish Clover (#53734C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.37:1).

#4E7446 color codes

HEX	`#4E7446`
RGB	`rgb(78, 116, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 45.5%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 25%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 40%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 40%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.01, -23.14, 21.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.01, 31.42, 137.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.492, 14.552, 8.049)`
Decimal	`5141574`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E7446, 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 #4E7446	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4E7446 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	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 #4E7446 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e7446; }
.text { color: #4e7446; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e7446; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 116 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e7446, #467455); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4E7446?: #4E7446 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 #4E7446?: The RGB value is 78, 116, 70: 78 red, 116 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E7446?: The complementary color is #6C4674, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E7446?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.