What color is #4EA186?

#4EA186 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 #4EA186?

The RGB value is 78, 161, 134: 78 red, 161 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4EA186?

The complementary color is #A14E69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4EA186?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4EA186 color

#4EA186 rgb(78, 161, 134)

Shades of green

The hex color #4EA186 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 63.1% green and 52.5% blue (78, 161, 134).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 35% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Natural Orchestra (#4C9C77), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.77:1).

#4EA186 color codes

HEX	`#4EA186`
RGB	`rgb(78, 161, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 63.1%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 35%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 52%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 0%, 17%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.63, -31.98, 6.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.63, 32.61, 168.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.188, 28.829, 27.05)`
Decimal	`5153158`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4EA186, 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 #4EA186	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4EA186 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.77:1	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 #4EA186 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4ea186; }
.text { color: #4ea186; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4ea186; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 161 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4ea186, #4e93a1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

Questions

What color is #4EA186?: #4EA186 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 #4EA186?: The RGB value is 78, 161, 134: 78 red, 161 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4EA186?: The complementary color is #A14E69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4EA186?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.