What color is #4C6557?

#4C6557 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 #4C6557?

The RGB value is 76, 101, 87: 76 red, 101 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C6557?

The complementary color is #654C5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C6557?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C6557 color

#4C6557 rgb(76, 101, 87)

Shades of green

The hex color #4C6557 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 39.6% green and 34.1% blue (76, 101, 87).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 14% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 60% 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 6.35:1).

#4C6557 color codes

HEX	`#4C6557`
RGB	`rgb(76, 101, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 39.6%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 14%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 25%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 14%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.46, -12.52, 4.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.46, 13.45, 158.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.354, 11.532, 10.748)`
Decimal	`5006679`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C6557, 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 #4C6557	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4C6557 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	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 #4C6557 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c6557; }
.text { color: #4c6557; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c6557; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 101 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c6557, #4c6564); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #4C6557?: #4C6557 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 #4C6557?: The RGB value is 76, 101, 87: 76 red, 101 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C6557?: The complementary color is #654C5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C6557?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.