What color is #4E7A69?

#4E7A69 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Majorelle Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E7A69?

The RGB value is 78, 122, 105: 78 red, 122 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E7A69?

The complementary color is #7A4E5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E7A69?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and white text 4.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E7A69 color

#4E7A69 rgb(78, 122, 105)

Shades of green

The hex color #4E7A69 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 47.8% green and 41.2% blue (78, 122, 105).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 22% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Majorelle Gardens (#337766), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.87:1).

#4E7A69 color codes

HEX	`#4E7A69`
RGB	`rgb(78, 122, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 47.8%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 22%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 36%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 14%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.7, -19.28, 4.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.7, 19.8, 166.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.65, 16.558, 15.891)`
Decimal	`5143145`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E7A69, 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 #4E7A69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4E7A69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	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 #4E7A69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e7a69; }
.text { color: #4e7a69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e7a69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 122 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e7a69, #4e757a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #4E7A69?: #4E7A69 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Majorelle Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E7A69?: The RGB value is 78, 122, 105: 78 red, 122 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E7A69?: The complementary color is #7A4E5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E7A69?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and white text 4.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.