What color is #4C5739?

#4C5739 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 #4C5739?

The RGB value is 76, 87, 57: 76 red, 87 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C5739?

The complementary color is #443957, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C5739?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C5739 color

#4C5739 rgb(76, 87, 57)

Shades of green

The hex color #4C5739 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 34.1% green and 22.4% blue (76, 87, 57).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 21% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Broccoli Green (#4B5338), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.69:1).

#4C5739 color codes

HEX	`#4C5739`
RGB	`rgb(76, 87, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 34.1%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 21%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 34%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 34%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.3, -10.27, 16.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.3, 19.05, 122.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.127, 8.648, 5.164)`
Decimal	`5003065`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C5739, 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 #4C5739	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4C5739 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	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 #4C5739 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c5739; }
.text { color: #4c5739; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c5739; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 87 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c5739, #3d5739); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #4C5739?: #4C5739 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 #4C5739?: The RGB value is 76, 87, 57: 76 red, 87 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C5739?: The complementary color is #443957, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C5739?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.