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#4E6A5B Color

#4E6A5B is rgb(78, 106, 91) in RGB, hsl(148, 15%, 36%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 0%, 14%, 58%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Feldgrau (#4D5D53), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.93. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4E6A5B
HEX#4E6A5B
RGBrgb(78, 106, 91)
HSLhsl(148, 15%, 36%)
HSVhsv(148, 26%, 42%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 0%, 14%, 58%)
OKLCHoklch(49.7% 0.041 161.1)
LABlab(42.25% -13.30 4.95)
LCHlch(42.25% 14.19 159.57)

What #4E6A5B 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 #4E6A5B, 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.

#4E6A5B Channel Values

How #4E6A5B 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 106 · B 918-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 148° · S 15% · L 36%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 148° · S 26% · V 42%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 0% · Y 14% · K 58%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.94:1 vs white · 3.54:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4E6A5B 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 text5.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #4E6A5B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4E6A5B; 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 #4E6A5B

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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How #4E6A5B 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#4E6A5B
Protanopia#66665B
Protanomaly#5D685B
Deuteranopia#62625C
Deuteranomaly#5B655B
Tritanopia#506868
Tritanomaly#506963
Achromatopsia#646464

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Using #4E6A5B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4e6a5b: #4E6A5B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4E6A5B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4e6a5b': '#4E6A5B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.306, green: 0.416, blue: 0.357)
Android XML<color name="color_4e6a5b">#4E6A5B</color>
SVG fillfill="#4E6A5B"

More Green Colors

#4E6A5B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#4E6A5B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4E6A5B?

#4E6A5B is a dark green — rgb(78, 106, 91) in RGB and hsl(148, 15%, 36%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Feldgrau (#4D5D53), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.93.

What is the RGB value of #4E6A5B?

#4E6A5B is rgb(78, 106, 91) — red 78, green 106, and blue 91 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4E6A5B?

#4E6A5B converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 0%, 14%, 58%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4E6A5B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #4E6A5B scores 5.94:1 against white and 3.54:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4E6A5B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4E6A5B 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 darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 14.27, which is visibly different.

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