What color is #4E7649?

#4E7649 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 #4E7649?

The RGB value is 78, 118, 73: 78 red, 118 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E7649?

The complementary color is #714976, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E7649?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E7649 color

#4E7649 rgb(78, 118, 73)

Shades of green

The hex color #4E7649 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 46.3% green and 28.6% blue (78, 118, 73).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 24% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Irish Clover (#53734C), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.23:1).

#4E7649 color codes

HEX	`#4E7649`
RGB	`rgb(78, 118, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 46.3%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 24%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 38%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 38%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.71, -23.66, 20.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.71, 31.28, 139.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.822, 15.057, 8.638)`
Decimal	`5142089`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E7649, 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 #4E7649	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4E7649 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	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 #4E7649 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e7649; }
.text { color: #4e7649; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e7649; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 118 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e7649, #49765a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4E7649?: #4E7649 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 #4E7649?: The RGB value is 78, 118, 73: 78 red, 118 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E7649?: The complementary color is #714976, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E7649?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.