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#4E5B1A Color

#4E5B1A is rgb(78, 91, 26) in RGB, hsl(72, 56%, 23%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 0%, 71%, 64%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Moss Green (#4A5D23), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.59. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4E5B1A
HEX#4E5B1A
RGBrgb(78, 91, 26)
HSLhsl(72, 56%, 23%)
HSVhsv(72, 71%, 36%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 0%, 71%, 64%)
OKLCHoklch(44.6% 0.09 119.9)
LABlab(36.48% -12.76 33.98)
LCHlch(36.48% 36.30 110.59)

What #4E5B1A Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #4E5B1A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#4E5B1A Channel Values

How #4E5B1A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 78 · G 91 · B 268-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 72° · S 56% · L 23%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 72° · S 71% · V 36%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 0% · Y 71% · K 64%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.41:1 vs white · 2.84:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4E5B1A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text7.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #4E5B1A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4E5B1A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #4E5B1A

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #4E5B1A.

How #4E5B1A Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#4E5B1A
Protanopia#59591A
Protanomaly#555A1A
Deuteranopia#57571B
Deuteranomaly#54591B
Tritanopia#545656
Tritanomaly#525845
Achromatopsia#555555

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #4E5B1A in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-4e5b1a: #4E5B1A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4E5B1A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4e5b1a': '#4E5B1A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.306, green: 0.357, blue: 0.102)
Android XML<color name="color_4e5b1a">#4E5B1A</color>
SVG fillfill="#4E5B1A"

More Green Colors

#4E5B1A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#4E5B1A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4E5B1A?

#4E5B1A is a dark green — rgb(78, 91, 26) in RGB and hsl(72, 56%, 23%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Moss Green (#4A5D23), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.59.

What is the RGB value of #4E5B1A?

#4E5B1A is rgb(78, 91, 26) — red 78, green 91, and blue 26 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4E5B1A?

#4E5B1A converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 0%, 71%, 64%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4E5B1A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #4E5B1A scores 7.41:1 against white and 2.84:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4E5B1A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4E5B1A is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkolivegreen (#556B2F) at a CIE76 distance of 7.83, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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