What color is #4E825A?

#4E825A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Amazon. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E825A?

The RGB value is 78, 130, 90: 78 red, 130 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E825A?

The complementary color is #824E76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E825A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E825A color

#4E825A rgb(78, 130, 90)

Shades of green

The hex color #4E825A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 51% green and 35.3% blue (78, 130, 90).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 25% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Amazon (#387B54), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.66:1).

#4E825A color codes

HEX	`#4E825A`
RGB	`rgb(78, 130, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 51%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 25%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 40%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 31%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.88, -26.57, 16.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.88, 31.19, 148.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.969, 18.322, 12.524)`
Decimal	`5145178`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E825A, 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 #4E825A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4E825A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	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 #4E825A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e825a; }
.text { color: #4e825a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e825a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 130 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e825a, #4e8274); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4E825A?: #4E825A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Amazon. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E825A?: The RGB value is 78, 130, 90: 78 red, 130 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E825A?: The complementary color is #824E76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E825A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.