What color is #4E7B4F?

#4E7B4F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Autumn Crocodile. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E7B4F?

The RGB value is 78, 123, 79: 78 red, 123 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E7B4F?

The complementary color is #7B4E7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E7B4F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E7B4F color

#4E7B4F rgb(78, 123, 79)

Shades of green

The hex color #4E7B4F is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 48.2% green and 31% blue (78, 123, 79).

Its hue angle is 121°, with 22% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Autumn Crocodile (#447744), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.92:1).

#4E7B4F color codes

HEX	`#4E7B4F`
RGB	`rgb(78, 123, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 48.2%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(121, 22%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(121, 37%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 36%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.43, -25.14, 19.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.43, 31.7, 142.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.636, 16.35, 9.938)`
Decimal	`5143375`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E7B4F, 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 #4E7B4F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4E7B4F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	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 #4E7B4F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e7b4f; }
.text { color: #4e7b4f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e7b4f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 123 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e7b4f, #4e7b65); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #4E7B4F?: #4E7B4F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Autumn Crocodile. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E7B4F?: The RGB value is 78, 123, 79: 78 red, 123 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E7B4F?: The complementary color is #7B4E7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E7B4F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.