What color is #4C6338?

#4C6338 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Greenhouse. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C6338?

The RGB value is 76, 99, 56: 76 red, 99 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C6338?

The complementary color is #4F3863, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C6338?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.15:1 and white text 6.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C6338 color

#4C6338 rgb(76, 99, 56)

Shades of green

The hex color #4C6338 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 38.8% green and 22% blue (76, 99, 56).

Its hue angle is 92°, with 28% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Greenhouse (#3E6334), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.67:1).

#4C6338 color codes

HEX	`#4C6338`
RGB	`rgb(76, 99, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 38.8%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(92, 28%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(92, 43%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 43%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.15, -17.17, 21.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.15, 27.65, 128.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.156, 10.746, 5.385)`
Decimal	`5006136`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C6338, 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 #4C6338	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4C6338 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	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 #4C6338 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c6338; }
.text { color: #4c6338; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c6338; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 99 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c6338, #386339); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4C6338?: #4C6338 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Greenhouse. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C6338?: The RGB value is 76, 99, 56: 76 red, 99 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C6338?: The complementary color is #4F3863, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C6338?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.15:1 and white text 6.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.