What color is #4E9965?

#4E9965 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E9965?

The RGB value is 78, 153, 101: 78 red, 153 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E9965?

The complementary color is #994E82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E9965?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E9965 color

#4E9965 rgb(78, 153, 101)

Shades of green

The hex color #4E9965 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 60% green and 39.6% blue (78, 153, 101).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 32% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Medusa (#559260), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.07:1).

#4E9965 color codes

HEX	`#4E9965`
RGB	`rgb(78, 153, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 60%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 32%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 49%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 0%, 34%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.41, -35.35, 20.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.41, 40.78, 150.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.881, 25.34, 16.311)`
Decimal	`5151077`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E9965, 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 #4E9965	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4E9965 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.07:1	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 #4E9965 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e9965; }
.text { color: #4e9965; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e9965; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 153 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e9965, #4e998a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Shamrock Green.

Questions

What color is #4E9965?: #4E9965 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E9965?: The RGB value is 78, 153, 101: 78 red, 153 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E9965?: The complementary color is #994E82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E9965?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.