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#4E7961 Color

#4E7961 is rgb(78, 121, 97) in RGB, hsl(147, 22%, 39%) in HSL, and about cmyk(36%, 0%, 20%, 53%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Hooker's Green (#49796B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.98. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4E7961
HEX#4E7961
RGBrgb(78, 121, 97)
HSLhsl(147, 22%, 39%)
HSVhsv(147, 36%, 47%)
CMYKcmyk(36%, 0%, 20%, 53%)
OKLCHoklch(53.7% 0.061 159)
LABlab(47.14% -19.81 8.27)
LCHlch(47.14% 21.46 157.34)

What #4E7961 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 #4E7961, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Hooker's Green#49796BΔE 5.98Viridian#40826DΔE 7.73Amazon#3B7A57ΔE 9.23Wintergreen Dream#56887DΔE 9.84Artichoke Green#4B6F44ΔE 12.11Xanadu#738678ΔE 12.94

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

#4E7961 Channel Values

How #4E7961 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 121 · B 978-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 147° · S 22% · L 39%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 147° · S 36% · V 47%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 36% · M 0% · Y 20% · K 53%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.96:1 vs white · 4.23:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4E7961 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 text4.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #4E7961 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #4E7961

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4E7961; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#4E7961
Complementary
#794E66
Analogous
#50794E
Analogous
#4E7977
Triadic
#614E79
Triadic
#79614E
Split comp.
#774E79
Split comp.
#794E50

Tints & Shades of #4E7961

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

#5D9275
#76A78C
#8FB7A1
#ABC9B9
#C4D9CD
#E0EBE5

Shades

#446A55
#3A5A48
#304B3C
#263B2F
#1C2C23
#121C16

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #4E7961.

How #4E7961 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#4E7961
Protanopia#737361
Protanomaly#667561
Deuteranopia#6D6D62
Deuteranomaly#627262
Tritanopia#527676
Tritanomaly#51776E
Achromatopsia#707070

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #4E7961 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4e7961: #4E7961;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4E7961;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4e7961': '#4E7961' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.306, green: 0.475, blue: 0.380)
Android XML<color name="color_4e7961">#4E7961</color>
SVG fillfill="#4E7961"

More Green Colors

#4E7961 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#4E7961 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4E7961?

#4E7961 is a dark green — rgb(78, 121, 97) in RGB and hsl(147, 22%, 39%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Hooker's Green (#49796B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.98.

What is the RGB value of #4E7961?

#4E7961 is rgb(78, 121, 97) — red 78, green 121, and blue 97 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4E7961?

#4E7961 converts to approximately cmyk(36%, 0%, 20%, 53%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4E7961 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #4E7961 scores 4.96:1 against white and 4.23:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4E7961 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4E7961 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 teal (#008080) at a CIE76 distance of 20.25, which is visibly different.

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