What color is #4E9B46?

#4E9B46 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Kryptonite Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E9B46?

The RGB value is 78, 155, 70: 78 red, 155 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E9B46?

The complementary color is #93469B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E9B46?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.1:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E9B46 color

#4E9B46 rgb(78, 155, 70)

Shades of green

The hex color #4E9B46 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 60.8% green and 27.5% blue (78, 155, 70).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 38% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 55% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Kryptonite Green (#439946), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.1:1).

#4E9B46 color codes

HEX	`#4E9B46`
RGB	`rgb(78, 155, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 60.8%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 38%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 55%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 55%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.56, -41.19, 36.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.56, 55.35, 138.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.968, 25.503, 9.874)`
Decimal	`5151558`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E9B46, 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 #4E9B46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4E9B46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.1:1	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 #4E9B46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e9b46; }
.text { color: #4e9b46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e9b46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 155 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e9b46, #469b69); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Basil.

Questions

What color is #4E9B46?: #4E9B46 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Kryptonite Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E9B46?: The RGB value is 78, 155, 70: 78 red, 155 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E9B46?: The complementary color is #93469B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E9B46?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.1:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.