What color is #4C642A?

#4C642A is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Bimi Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C642A?

The RGB value is 76, 100, 42: 76 red, 100 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C642A?

The complementary color is #422A64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C642A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C642A color

#4C642A rgb(76, 100, 42)

Shades of green

The hex color #4C642A is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 39.2% green and 16.5% blue (76, 100, 42).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 41% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 58% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Bimi Green (#54682B), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.64:1).

#4C642A color codes

HEX	`#4C642A`
RGB	`rgb(76, 100, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 39.2%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 41%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 58%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 58%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.27, -19.53, 29.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.27, 35.46, 123.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.956, 10.818, 3.859)`
Decimal	`5006378`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C642A, 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 #4C642A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4C642A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	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 #4C642A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c642a; }
.text { color: #4c642a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c642a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 100 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c642a, #2f642a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4C642A?: #4C642A is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Bimi Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C642A?: The RGB value is 76, 100, 42: 76 red, 100 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C642A?: The complementary color is #422A64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C642A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.