What color is #4E8A54?

#4E8A54 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Beanpole. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E8A54?

The RGB value is 78, 138, 84: 78 red, 138 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E8A54?

The complementary color is #8A4E84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E8A54?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E8A54 color

#4E8A54 rgb(78, 138, 84)

Shades of green

The hex color #4E8A54 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 54.1% green and 32.9% blue (78, 138, 84).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 28% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Beanpole (#4E8747), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.09:1).

#4E8A54 color codes

HEX	`#4E8A54`
RGB	`rgb(78, 138, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 54.1%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 28%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 43%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 39%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.33, -31.53, 22.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.33, 39.02, 143.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.83, 20.436, 11.602)`
Decimal	`5147220`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E8A54, 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 #4E8A54	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4E8A54 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.09:1	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 #4E8A54 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e8a54; }
.text { color: #4e8a54; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e8a54; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 138 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e8a54, #4e8a72); }

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Questions

What color is #4E8A54?: #4E8A54 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Beanpole. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E8A54?: The RGB value is 78, 138, 84: 78 red, 138 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E8A54?: The complementary color is #8A4E84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E8A54?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.