What color is #4E7C40?

#4E7C40 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 #4E7C40?

The RGB value is 78, 124, 64: 78 red, 124 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E7C40?

The complementary color is #6E407C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E7C40?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.28:1 and white text 4.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E7C40 color

#4E7C40 rgb(78, 124, 64)

Shades of green

The hex color #4E7C40 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 48.6% green and 25.1% blue (78, 124, 64).

Its hue angle is 106°, with 32% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 48% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Fern Green (#4F7942), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.91:1).

#4E7C40 color codes

HEX	`#4E7C40`
RGB	`rgb(78, 124, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 48.6%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(106, 32%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(106, 48%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 48%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.5, -28.04, 27.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.5, 39.47, 135.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.275, 16.405, 7.422)`
Decimal	`5143616`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E7C40, 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 #4E7C40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4E7C40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.28:1	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 #4E7C40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e7c40; }
.text { color: #4e7c40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e7c40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 124 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e7c40, #407c50); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4E7C40?: #4E7C40 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 #4E7C40?: The RGB value is 78, 124, 64: 78 red, 124 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E7C40?: The complementary color is #6E407C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E7C40?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.28:1 and white text 4.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.