What color is #4C655E?

#4C655E is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C655E?

The RGB value is 76, 101, 94: 76 red, 101 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C655E?

The complementary color is #654C53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C655E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C655E color

#4C655E rgb(76, 101, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4C655E is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 39.6% green and 36.9% blue (76, 101, 94).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 14% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.31:1).

#4C655E color codes

HEX	`#4C655E`
RGB	`rgb(76, 101, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 39.6%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 14%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 25%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 7%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.66, -10.92, 0.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.66, 10.96, 175.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.654, 11.652, 12.328)`
Decimal	`5006686`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C655E, 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 #4C655E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4C655E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	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 #4C655E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c655e; }
.text { color: #4c655e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c655e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 101 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c655e, #4c5f65); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #4C655E?: #4C655E is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C655E?: The RGB value is 76, 101, 94: 76 red, 101 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C655E?: The complementary color is #654C53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C655E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.