What color is #4C5E38?

#4C5E38 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Turf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C5E38?

The RGB value is 76, 94, 56: 76 red, 94 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C5E38?

The complementary color is #4A385E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C5E38?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C5E38 color

#4C5E38 rgb(76, 94, 56)

Shades of green

The hex color #4C5E38 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 36.9% green and 22% blue (76, 94, 56).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 25% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Turf (#415B36), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.08:1).

#4C5E38 color codes

HEX	`#4C5E38`
RGB	`rgb(76, 94, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 36.9%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 25%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 40%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 40%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.53, -14.42, 19.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.53, 24.32, 126.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.697, 9.827, 5.232)`
Decimal	`5004856`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C5E38, 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 #4C5E38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4C5E38 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	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 #4C5E38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c5e38; }
.text { color: #4c5e38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c5e38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 94 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c5e38, #395e38); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #4C5E38?: #4C5E38 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Turf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C5E38?: The RGB value is 76, 94, 56: 76 red, 94 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C5E38?: The complementary color is #4A385E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C5E38?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.