What color is #4E9000?

#4E9000 is a dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Basil. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E9000?

The RGB value is 78, 144, 0: 78 red, 144 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E9000?

The complementary color is #420090, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E9000?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E9000 color

#4E9000 rgb(78, 144, 0)

Shades of green

The hex color #4E9000 is a dark, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 56.5% green and 0% blue (78, 144, 0).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 100% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Basil (#579229), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.31:1).

#4E9000 color codes

HEX	`#4E9000`
RGB	`rgb(78, 144, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 56.5%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 100%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 100%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 0%, 100%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.56, -41.47, 56.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.56, 70.1, 126.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.115, 21.565, 3.471)`
Decimal	`5148672`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E9000, 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 #4E9000	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4E9000 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.31:1	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 #4E9000 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e9000; }
.text { color: #4e9000; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e9000; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 144 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e9000, #069000); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4E9000?: #4E9000 is a dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Basil. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E9000?: The RGB value is 78, 144, 0: 78 red, 144 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E9000?: The complementary color is #420090, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E9000?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.