What color is #4C6A52?

#4C6A52 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Toad King. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C6A52?

The RGB value is 76, 106, 82: 76 red, 106 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C6A52?

The complementary color is #6A4C64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C6A52?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C6A52 color

#4C6A52 rgb(76, 106, 82)

Shades of green

The hex color #4C6A52 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 41.6% green and 32.2% blue (76, 106, 82).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 16% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Toad King (#3D6C54), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.02:1).

#4C6A52 color codes

HEX	`#4C6A52`
RGB	`rgb(76, 106, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 41.6%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 16%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 28%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 23%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.93, -16.38, 10.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.93, 19.2, 148.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.657, 12.453, 9.876)`
Decimal	`5007954`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C6A52, 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 #4C6A52	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4C6A52 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	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 #4C6A52 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c6a52; }
.text { color: #4c6a52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c6a52; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 106 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c6a52, #4c6a61); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #4C6A52?: #4C6A52 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Toad King. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C6A52?: The RGB value is 76, 106, 82: 76 red, 106 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C6A52?: The complementary color is #6A4C64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C6A52?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.