What color is #4C6253?

#4C6253 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Ethereal Woods. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C6253?

The RGB value is 76, 98, 83: 76 red, 98 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C6253?

The complementary color is #624C5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C6253?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C6253 color

#4C6253 rgb(76, 98, 83)

Shades of green

The hex color #4C6253 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 38.4% green and 32.5% blue (76, 98, 83).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 13% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Woods (#3E5E4E), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.61:1).

#4C6253 color codes

HEX	`#4C6253`
RGB	`rgb(76, 98, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 38.4%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 13%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 22%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 15%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.4, -11.69, 5.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.4, 13.07, 153.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.909, 10.896, 9.816)`
Decimal	`5005907`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C6253, 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 #4C6253	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4C6253 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	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 #4C6253 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c6253; }
.text { color: #4c6253; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c6253; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 98 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c6253, #4c625e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #4C6253?: #4C6253 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Ethereal Woods. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C6253?: The RGB value is 76, 98, 83: 76 red, 98 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C6253?: The complementary color is #624C5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C6253?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.