What color is #4E8F67?

#4E8F67 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Illuminati Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E8F67?

The RGB value is 78, 143, 103: 78 red, 143 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E8F67?

The complementary color is #8F4E76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E8F67?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.45:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E8F67 color

#4E8F67 rgb(78, 143, 103)

Shades of green

The hex color #4E8F67 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 56.1% green and 40.4% blue (78, 143, 103).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 29% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Illuminati Green (#419168), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.45:1).

#4E8F67 color codes

HEX	`#4E8F67`
RGB	`rgb(78, 143, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 56.1%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 29%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 45%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 28%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.28, -30.3, 14.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.28, 33.79, 153.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.411, 22.243, 16.311)`
Decimal	`5148519`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E8F67, 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 #4E8F67	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4E8F67 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.45:1	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 #4E8F67 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e8f67; }
.text { color: #4e8f67; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e8f67; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 143 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e8f67, #4e8f88); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4E8F67?: #4E8F67 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Illuminati Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E8F67?: The RGB value is 78, 143, 103: 78 red, 143 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E8F67?: The complementary color is #8F4E76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E8F67?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.45:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.