What color is #4C5324?

#4C5324 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Army Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C5324?

The RGB value is 76, 83, 36: 76 red, 83 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C5324?

The complementary color is #2B2453, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C5324?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C5324 color

#4C5324 rgb(76, 83, 36)

Shades of green

The hex color #4C5324 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 32.5% green and 14.1% blue (76, 83, 36).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 39% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 57% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Army Green (#4B5320), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.17:1).

#4C5324 color codes

HEX	`#4C5324`
RGB	`rgb(76, 83, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 32.5%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 39%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 57%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 57%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.67, -10.76, 26.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.67, 28.39, 112.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.392, 7.85, 2.847)`
Decimal	`5002020`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C5324, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #4C5324	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4C5324 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #4C5324 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c5324; }
.text { color: #4c5324; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c5324; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 83 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c5324, #355324); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #4C5324?: #4C5324 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Army Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C5324?: The RGB value is 76, 83, 36: 76 red, 83 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C5324?: The complementary color is #2B2453, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C5324?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.