What color is #4E785E?

#4E785E 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 #4E785E?

The RGB value is 78, 120, 94: 78 red, 120 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E785E?

The complementary color is #784E68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E785E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E785E color

#4E785E rgb(78, 120, 94)

Shades of green

The hex color #4E785E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 47.1% green and 36.9% blue (78, 120, 94).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 21% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Toad King (#3D6C54), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.03:1).

#4E785E color codes

HEX	`#4E785E`
RGB	`rgb(78, 120, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 47.1%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 21%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 35%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 22%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.79, -20.67, 9.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.79, 22.84, 154.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.878, 15.86, 13.023)`
Decimal	`5142622`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E785E, 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 #4E785E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4E785E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	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 #4E785E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e785e; }
.text { color: #4e785e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e785e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 120 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e785e, #4e7873); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #4E785E?: #4E785E 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 #4E785E?: The RGB value is 78, 120, 94: 78 red, 120 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E785E?: The complementary color is #784E68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E785E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.