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#4E5F4E Color

#4E5F4E is rgb(78, 95, 78) in RGB, hsl(120, 10%, 34%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 0%, 18%, 63%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Feldgrau (#4D5D53), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.21. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4E5F4E
HEX#4E5F4E
RGBrgb(78, 95, 78)
HSLhsl(120, 10%, 34%)
HSVhsv(120, 18%, 37%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 0%, 18%, 63%)
OKLCHoklch(46.6% 0.034 145)
LABlab(38.48% -9.56 7.51)
LCHlch(38.48% 12.16 141.84)

What #4E5F4E 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 #4E5F4E, 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.

#4E5F4E Channel Values

How #4E5F4E 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 95 · B 788-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 120° · S 10% · L 34%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 120° · S 18% · V 37%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 0% · Y 18% · K 63%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.84:1 vs white · 3.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4E5F4E 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 text6.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #4E5F4E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4E5F4E; 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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Tints & Shades of #4E5F4E

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #4E5F4E.

How #4E5F4E 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#4E5F4E
Protanopia#5C5C4E
Protanomaly#575D4E
Deuteranopia#5A5A4F
Deuteranomaly#555C4E
Tritanopia#505D5D
Tritanomaly#4F5E57
Achromatopsia#5B5B5B

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Using #4E5F4E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4e5f4e: #4E5F4E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4E5F4E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4e5f4e': '#4E5F4E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.306, green: 0.373, blue: 0.306)
Android XML<color name="color_4e5f4e">#4E5F4E</color>
SVG fillfill="#4E5F4E"

More Green Colors

#4E5F4E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#4E5F4E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4E5F4E?

#4E5F4E is a dark green — rgb(78, 95, 78) in RGB and hsl(120, 10%, 34%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Feldgrau (#4D5D53), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.21.

What is the RGB value of #4E5F4E?

#4E5F4E is rgb(78, 95, 78) — red 78, green 95, and blue 78 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4E5F4E?

#4E5F4E converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 0%, 18%, 63%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4E5F4E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #4E5F4E scores 6.84:1 against white and 3.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4E5F4E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4E5F4E 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 dimgray (#696969) at a CIE76 distance of 13.53, which is visibly different.

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