What color is #4C5840?

#4C5840 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Heavy Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C5840?

The RGB value is 76, 88, 64: 76 red, 88 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C5840?

The complementary color is #4C4058, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C5840?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C5840 color

#4C5840 rgb(76, 88, 64)

Shades of green

The hex color #4C5840 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 34.5% green and 25.1% blue (76, 88, 64).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 16% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Green (#49583E), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.56:1).

#4C5840 color codes

HEX	`#4C5840`
RGB	`rgb(76, 88, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 34.5%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 16%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 27%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 27%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.76, -9.66, 12.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.76, 15.73, 127.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.395, 8.886, 6.175)`
Decimal	`5003328`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C5840, 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 #4C5840	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4C5840 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	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 #4C5840 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c5840; }
.text { color: #4c5840; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c5840; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 88 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c5840, #405840); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #4C5840?: #4C5840 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Heavy Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C5840?: The RGB value is 76, 88, 64: 76 red, 88 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C5840?: The complementary color is #4C4058, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C5840?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.