What color is #4E8650?

#4E8650 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Beanpole. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E8650?

The RGB value is 78, 134, 80: 78 red, 134 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E8650?

The complementary color is #864E84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E8650?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E8650 color

#4E8650 rgb(78, 134, 80)

Shades of green

The hex color #4E8650 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 52.5% green and 31.4% blue (78, 134, 80).

Its hue angle is 122°, with 26% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Beanpole (#4E8747), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.85:1).

#4E8650 color codes

HEX	`#4E8650`
RGB	`rgb(78, 134, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 52.5%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(122, 26%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(122, 42%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 40%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.98, -30.32, 23.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.98, 38.32, 142.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.114, 19.248, 10.612)`
Decimal	`5146192`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E8650, 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 #4E8650	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4E8650 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.85:1	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 #4E8650 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e8650; }
.text { color: #4e8650; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e8650; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 134 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e8650, #4e866c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #4E8650?: #4E8650 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Beanpole. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E8650?: The RGB value is 78, 134, 80: 78 red, 134 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E8650?: The complementary color is #864E84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E8650?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.