#4E7751
Fern · medium cool green
About #4E7751
#4E7751 is a moderately saturated, medium shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 31% red, 47% green and 32% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 53% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Fern (ΔE 9.6); Hunter Green comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #774E74 — a eggplant tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use medium tones like #4E7751 for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put white text on top of it — 5.15:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (5.15:1).
Colour codes
| HEX | |
|---|---|
| RGB | |
| HSL | |
| HSV / HSB | |
| CMYK | |
| CIELAB | |
| Decimal | |
| CSS |
Closest named colours
ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #4E7751
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
Colour-blindness preview
How #4E7751 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
Shades, tints & matching colours
Similar colours
Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #4E7751?
#4E7751 is a moderately saturated, medium shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 31% red, 47% green and 32% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 53% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #4E7751?
Use white text. White on #4E7751 has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #4E7751?
Its complementary colour is #774E74, and analogous partners are #60774E and #4E7765.