What color is #4E9B6B?

#4E9B6B is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Bulma Hair. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E9B6B?

The RGB value is 78, 155, 107: 78 red, 155 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E9B6B?

The complementary color is #9B4E7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E9B6B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E9B6B color

#4E9B6B rgb(78, 155, 107)

Shades of green

The hex color #4E9B6B is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 60.8% green and 42% blue (78, 155, 107).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 33% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Bulma Hair (#359E6B), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.22:1).

#4E9B6B color codes

HEX	`#4E9B6B`
RGB	`rgb(78, 155, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 60.8%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 33%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 50%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 31%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.15, -35.09, 18.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.15, 39.45, 152.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.516, 26.123, 18.026)`
Decimal	`5151595`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E9B6B, 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 #4E9B6B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4E9B6B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.22:1	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 #4E9B6B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e9b6b; }
.text { color: #4e9b6b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e9b6b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 155 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e9b6b, #4e9b92); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Shamrock Green.

Questions

What color is #4E9B6B?: #4E9B6B is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Bulma Hair. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E9B6B?: The RGB value is 78, 155, 107: 78 red, 155 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E9B6B?: The complementary color is #9B4E7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E9B6B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.