What color is #4E8274?

#4E8274 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E8274?

The RGB value is 78, 130, 116: 78 red, 130 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E8274?

The complementary color is #824E5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E8274?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E8274 color

#4E8274 rgb(78, 130, 116)

Shades of green

The hex color #4E8274 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 51% green and 45.5% blue (78, 130, 116).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 25% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Tortoise (#457B74), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.77:1).

#4E8274 color codes

HEX	`#4E8274`
RGB	`rgb(78, 130, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 51%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 25%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 40%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 11%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.51, -20.88, 2.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.51, 20.99, 174.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.276, 18.845, 19.405)`
Decimal	`5145204`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E8274, 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 #4E8274	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4E8274 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.77:1	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 #4E8274 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e8274; }
.text { color: #4e8274; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e8274; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 130 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e8274, #4e7682); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #4E8274?: #4E8274 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E8274?: The RGB value is 78, 130, 116: 78 red, 130 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E8274?: The complementary color is #824E5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E8274?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.