What color is #4E977E?

#4E977E is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Natural Orchestra. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E977E?

The RGB value is 78, 151, 126: 78 red, 151 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E977E?

The complementary color is #974E67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E977E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E977E color

#4E977E rgb(78, 151, 126)

Shades of green

The hex color #4E977E is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 59.2% green and 49.4% blue (78, 151, 126).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 32% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Natural Orchestra (#4C9C77), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.05:1).

#4E977E color codes

HEX	`#4E977E`
RGB	`rgb(78, 151, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 59.2%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 32%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 48%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 0%, 17%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.33, -29.07, 6.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.33, 29.72, 168)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.973, 25.258, 23.663)`
Decimal	`5150590`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E977E, 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 #4E977E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4E977E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.05:1	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 #4E977E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e977e; }
.text { color: #4e977e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e977e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 151 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e977e, #4e8b97); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #4E977E?: #4E977E is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Natural Orchestra. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E977E?: The RGB value is 78, 151, 126: 78 red, 151 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E977E?: The complementary color is #974E67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E977E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.