What color is #4E8C7A?

#4E8C7A is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Highlands. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E8C7A?

The RGB value is 78, 140, 122: 78 red, 140 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E8C7A?

The complementary color is #8C4E60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E8C7A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.36:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E8C7A color

#4E8C7A rgb(78, 140, 122)

Shades of green

The hex color #4E8C7A is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 54.9% green and 47.8% blue (78, 140, 122).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 28% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Highlands (#449084), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.36:1).

#4E8C7A color codes

HEX	`#4E8C7A`
RGB	`rgb(78, 140, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 54.9%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 28%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 44%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 0%, 13%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.79, -24.57, 3.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.79, 24.8, 172.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.031, 21.78, 21.768)`
Decimal	`5147770`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E8C7A, 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 #4E8C7A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4E8C7A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.36:1	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 #4E8C7A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e8c7a; }
.text { color: #4e8c7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e8c7a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 140 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e8c7a, #4e7f8c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Cyan.

Questions

What color is #4E8C7A?: #4E8C7A is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Highlands. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E8C7A?: The RGB value is 78, 140, 122: 78 red, 140 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E8C7A?: The complementary color is #8C4E60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E8C7A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.36:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.