What color is #4E7941?

#4E7941 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Fern Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E7941?

The RGB value is 78, 121, 65: 78 red, 121 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E7941?

The complementary color is #6C4179, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E7941?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.14:1 and white text 5.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E7941 color

#4E7941 rgb(78, 121, 65)

Shades of green

The hex color #4E7941 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 47.5% green and 25.5% blue (78, 121, 65).

Its hue angle is 106°, with 30% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Fern Green (#4F7942), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.08:1).

#4E7941 color codes

HEX	`#4E7941`
RGB	`rgb(78, 121, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 47.5%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(106, 30%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(106, 46%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 46%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.55, -26.43, 26.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.55, 37.1, 135.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.933, 15.676, 7.45)`
Decimal	`5142849`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E7941, 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 #4E7941	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4E7941 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.14:1	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 #4E7941 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e7941; }
.text { color: #4e7941; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e7941; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 121 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e7941, #417950); }

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Questions

What color is #4E7941?: #4E7941 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Fern Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E7941?: The RGB value is 78, 121, 65: 78 red, 121 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E7941?: The complementary color is #6C4179, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E7941?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.14:1 and white text 5.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.