What color is #4EAB84?

#4EAB84 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4EAB84?

The RGB value is 78, 171, 132: 78 red, 171 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4EAB84?

The complementary color is #AB4E75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4EAB84?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.48:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4EAB84 color

#4EAB84 rgb(78, 171, 132)

Shades of green

The hex color #4EAB84 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 67.1% green and 51.8% blue (78, 171, 132).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 37% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Mint (#3EB489), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.48:1).

#4EAB84 color codes

HEX	`#4EAB84`
RGB	`rgb(78, 171, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 67.1%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 37%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 54%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 0%, 23%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.68, -37.07, 11.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.68, 38.91, 162.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.868, 32.409, 26.929)`
Decimal	`5155716`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4EAB84, 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 #4EAB84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#4EAB84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.48:1	Pass	Pass	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 #4EAB84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4eab84; }
.text { color: #4eab84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4eab84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 171 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4eab84, #4ea3ab); }

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Questions

What color is #4EAB84?: #4EAB84 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4EAB84?: The RGB value is 78, 171, 132: 78 red, 171 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4EAB84?: The complementary color is #AB4E75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4EAB84?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.48:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.