What color is #4E8246?

#4E8246 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Beanpole. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E8246?

The RGB value is 78, 130, 70: 78 red, 130 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E8246?

The complementary color is #7A4682, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E8246?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E8246 color

#4E8246 rgb(78, 130, 70)

Shades of green

The hex color #4E8246 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 51% green and 27.5% blue (78, 130, 70).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 30% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Beanpole (#4E8747), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.61:1).

#4E8246 color codes

HEX	`#4E8246`
RGB	`rgb(78, 130, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 51%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 30%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 46%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 46%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.53, -30.03, 27.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.53, 40.43, 137.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.23, 18.026, 8.628)`
Decimal	`5145158`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E8246, 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 #4E8246	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4E8246 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	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 #4E8246 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e8246; }
.text { color: #4e8246; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e8246; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 130 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e8246, #46825c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4E8246?: #4E8246 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Beanpole. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E8246?: The RGB value is 78, 130, 70: 78 red, 130 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E8246?: The complementary color is #7A4682, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E8246?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.