What color is #4E745C?

#4E745C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad King. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E745C?

The RGB value is 78, 116, 92: 78 red, 116 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E745C?

The complementary color is #744E66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E745C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and white text 5.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E745C color

#4E745C rgb(78, 116, 92)

Shades of green

The hex color #4E745C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 45.5% green and 36.1% blue (78, 116, 92).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 20% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Toad King (#3D6C54), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.28:1).

#4E745C color codes

HEX	`#4E745C`
RGB	`rgb(78, 116, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 45.5%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 20%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 33%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 21%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.47, -18.98, 9.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.47, 21.02, 154.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.318, 14.883, 12.399)`
Decimal	`5141596`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E745C, 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 #4E745C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4E745C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	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 #4E745C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e745c; }
.text { color: #4e745c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e745c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 116 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e745c, #4e746f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #4E745C?: #4E745C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad King. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E745C?: The RGB value is 78, 116, 92: 78 red, 116 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E745C?: The complementary color is #744E66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E745C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and white text 5.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.