What color is #4C5438?

#4C5438 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Broccoli Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C5438?

The RGB value is 76, 84, 56: 76 red, 84 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C5438?

The complementary color is #403854, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C5438?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 7.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C5438 color

#4C5438 rgb(76, 84, 56)

Shades of green

The hex color #4C5438 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 32.9% green and 22% blue (76, 84, 56).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 20% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Broccoli Green (#4B5338), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.98:1).

#4C5438 color codes

HEX	`#4C5438`
RGB	`rgb(76, 84, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 32.9%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 20%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 33%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 33%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.32, -8.67, 15.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.32, 17.63, 119.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.865, 8.163, 4.955)`
Decimal	`5002296`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C5438, 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 #4C5438	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4C5438 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	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 #4C5438 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c5438; }
.text { color: #4c5438; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c5438; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 84 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c5438, #3e5438); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #4C5438?: #4C5438 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Broccoli Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C5438?: The RGB value is 76, 84, 56: 76 red, 84 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C5438?: The complementary color is #403854, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C5438?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 7.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.