What color is #4E843C?

#4E843C is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color The Legend of Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E843C?

The RGB value is 78, 132, 60: 78 red, 132 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E843C?

The complementary color is #723C84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E843C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E843C color

#4E843C rgb(78, 132, 60)

Shades of green

The hex color #4E843C is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 51.8% green and 23.5% blue (78, 132, 60).

Its hue angle is 105°, with 38% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 55% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is The Legend of Green (#558844), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.69:1).

#4E843C color codes

HEX	`#4E843C`
RGB	`rgb(78, 132, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 51.8%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(105, 38%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(105, 55%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 55%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.03, -32.36, 33.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.03, 46.22, 134.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.208, 18.448, 7.192)`
Decimal	`5145660`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E843C, 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 #4E843C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4E843C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.69:1	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 #4E843C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e843c; }
.text { color: #4e843c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e843c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 132 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e843c, #3c844e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #4E843C?: #4E843C is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color The Legend of Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E843C?: The RGB value is 78, 132, 60: 78 red, 132 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E843C?: The complementary color is #723C84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E843C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.