What color is #4E754E?

#4E754E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E754E?

The RGB value is 78, 117, 78: 78 red, 117 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E754E?

The complementary color is #754E75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E754E?

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.

#4E754E color

#4E754E rgb(78, 117, 78)

Shades of green

The hex color #4E754E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 45.9% green and 30.6% blue (78, 117, 78).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 20% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Irish Clover (#53734C), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#4E754E color codes

HEX	`#4E754E`
RGB	`rgb(78, 117, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 45.9%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 20%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 33%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 33%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.49, -22.27, 17.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.49, 28.19, 142.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.878, 14.892, 9.508)`
Decimal	`5141838`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E754E, 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 #4E754E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4E754E 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 #4E754E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e754e; }
.text { color: #4e754e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e754e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 117 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e754e, #4e7562); }

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Questions

What color is #4E754E?: #4E754E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E754E?: The RGB value is 78, 117, 78: 78 red, 117 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E754E?: The complementary color is #754E75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E754E?: 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.