What color is #4C663B?

#4C663B 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 #4C663B?

The RGB value is 76, 102, 59: 76 red, 102 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C663B?

The complementary color is #553B66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C663B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C663B color

#4C663B rgb(76, 102, 59)

Shades of green

The hex color #4C663B is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 40% green and 23.1% blue (76, 102, 59).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 27% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Greenhouse (#3E6334), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.42:1).

#4C663B color codes

HEX	`#4C663B`
RGB	`rgb(76, 102, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 40%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 27%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 42%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 42%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.17, -18.34, 21.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.17, 28.07, 130.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.521, 11.355, 5.88)`
Decimal	`5006907`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C663B, 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 #4C663B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4C663B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	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 #4C663B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c663b; }
.text { color: #4c663b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c663b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 102 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c663b, #3b663f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4C663B?: #4C663B 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 #4C663B?: The RGB value is 76, 102, 59: 76 red, 102 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C663B?: The complementary color is #553B66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C663B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.