What color is #4E775C?

#4E775C 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 #4E775C?

The RGB value is 78, 119, 92: 78 red, 119 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E775C?

The complementary color is #774E69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E775C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.12:1 and white text 5.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E775C color

#4E775C rgb(78, 119, 92)

Shades of green

The hex color #4E775C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 46.7% green and 36.1% blue (78, 119, 92).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 21% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Toad King (#3D6C54), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.1:1).

#4E775C color codes

HEX	`#4E775C`
RGB	`rgb(78, 119, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 46.7%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 21%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 34%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 23%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.43, -20.57, 10.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.43, 23.04, 153.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.67, 15.585, 12.517)`
Decimal	`5142364`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E775C, 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 #4E775C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4E775C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	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 #4E775C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e775c; }
.text { color: #4e775c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e775c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 119 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e775c, #4e7771); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #4E775C?: #4E775C 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 #4E775C?: The RGB value is 78, 119, 92: 78 red, 119 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E775C?: The complementary color is #774E69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E775C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.12:1 and white text 5.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.