What color is #4E9365?

#4E9365 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E9365?

The RGB value is 78, 147, 101: 78 red, 147 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E9365?

The complementary color is #934E7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E9365?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E9365 color

#4E9365 rgb(78, 147, 101)

Shades of green

The hex color #4E9365 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 57.6% green and 39.6% blue (78, 147, 101).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 31% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Medusa (#559260), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.69:1).

#4E9365 color codes

HEX	`#4E9365`
RGB	`rgb(78, 147, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 57.6%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 31%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 47%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 31%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.51, -32.59, 17.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.51, 37.12, 151.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.923, 23.426, 15.992)`
Decimal	`5149541`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E9365, 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 #4E9365	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4E9365 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.69:1	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 #4E9365 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e9365; }
.text { color: #4e9365; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e9365; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 147 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e9365, #4e9388); }

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Questions

What color is #4E9365?: #4E9365 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E9365?: The RGB value is 78, 147, 101: 78 red, 147 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E9365?: The complementary color is #934E7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E9365?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.