What color is #4E9970?

#4E9970 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Natural Orchestra. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E9970?

The RGB value is 78, 153, 112: 78 red, 153 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E9970?

The complementary color is #994E77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E9970?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E9970 color

#4E9970 rgb(78, 153, 112)

Shades of green

The hex color #4E9970 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 60% green and 43.9% blue (78, 153, 112).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 32% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Natural Orchestra (#4C9C77), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.11:1).

#4E9970 color codes

HEX	`#4E9970`
RGB	`rgb(78, 153, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 60%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 32%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 49%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 0%, 27%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.63, -33.15, 14.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.63, 36.19, 156.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.456, 25.571, 19.342)`
Decimal	`5151088`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E9970, 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 #4E9970	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4E9970 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.11:1	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 #4E9970 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e9970; }
.text { color: #4e9970; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e9970; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 153 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e9970, #4e9996); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Shamrock Green.

Questions

What color is #4E9970?: #4E9970 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Natural Orchestra. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E9970?: The RGB value is 78, 153, 112: 78 red, 153 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E9970?: The complementary color is #994E77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E9970?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.