What color is #4C5D42?

#4C5D42 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Muddy Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C5D42?

The RGB value is 76, 93, 66: 76 red, 93 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C5D42?

The complementary color is #53425D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C5D42?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C5D42 color

#4C5D42 rgb(76, 93, 66)

Shades of green

The hex color #4C5D42 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 36.5% green and 25.9% blue (76, 93, 66).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 17% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Olive (#4B5D46), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.11:1).

#4C5D42 color codes

HEX	`#4C5D42`
RGB	`rgb(76, 93, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 36.5%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 17%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 29%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 29%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.41, -12.19, 13.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.41, 18.14, 132.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.878, 9.758, 6.622)`
Decimal	`5004610`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C5D42, 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 #4C5D42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4C5D42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	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 #4C5D42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c5d42; }
.text { color: #4c5d42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c5d42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 93 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c5d42, #425d46); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #4C5D42?: #4C5D42 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Muddy Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C5D42?: The RGB value is 76, 93, 66: 76 red, 93 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C5D42?: The complementary color is #53425D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C5D42?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.