What color is #4C614C?

#4C614C 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 #4C614C?

The RGB value is 76, 97, 76: 76 red, 97 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C614C?

The complementary color is #614C61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C614C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C614C color

#4C614C rgb(76, 97, 76)

Shades of green

The hex color #4C614C is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 38% green and 29.8% blue (76, 97, 76).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 12% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Olive (#4B5D46), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.73:1).

#4C614C color codes

HEX	`#4C614C`
RGB	`rgb(76, 97, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 38%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 12%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 22%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 22%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.91, -12.57, 9.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.91, 15.71, 143.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.559, 10.607, 8.433)`
Decimal	`5005644`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C614C, 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 #4C614C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4C614C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #4C614C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c614c; }
.text { color: #4c614c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c614c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 97 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c614c, #4c6157); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #4C614C?: #4C614C 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 #4C614C?: The RGB value is 76, 97, 76: 76 red, 97 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C614C?: The complementary color is #614C61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C614C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.