What color is #4E8A59?

#4E8A59 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E8A59?

The RGB value is 78, 138, 89: 78 red, 138 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E8A59?

The complementary color is #8A4E7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E8A59?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E8A59 color

#4E8A59 rgb(78, 138, 89)

Shades of green

The hex color #4E8A59 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 54.1% green and 34.9% blue (78, 138, 89).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 28% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Medusa (#559260), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.1:1).

#4E8A59 color codes

HEX	`#4E8A59`
RGB	`rgb(78, 138, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 54.1%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 28%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 43%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 36%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.42, -30.64, 20.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.42, 36.76, 146.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.033, 20.517, 12.67)`
Decimal	`5147225`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E8A59, 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 #4E8A59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4E8A59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.1:1	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 #4E8A59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e8a59; }
.text { color: #4e8a59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e8a59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 138 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e8a59, #4e8a77); }

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Questions

What color is #4E8A59?: #4E8A59 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E8A59?: The RGB value is 78, 138, 89: 78 red, 138 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E8A59?: The complementary color is #8A4E7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E8A59?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.