What color is #4C6A5F?

#4C6A5F is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color June Ivy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C6A5F?

The RGB value is 76, 106, 95: 76 red, 106 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C6A5F?

The complementary color is #6A4C57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C6A5F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C6A5F color

#4C6A5F rgb(76, 106, 95)

Shades of green

The hex color #4C6A5F is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 41.6% green and 37.3% blue (76, 106, 95).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 16% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is June Ivy (#416858), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.94:1).

#4C6A5F color codes

HEX	`#4C6A5F`
RGB	`rgb(76, 106, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 41.6%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 16%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 28%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 10%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.26, -13.53, 2.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.26, 13.79, 168.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.199, 12.67, 12.732)`
Decimal	`5007967`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C6A5F, 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 #4C6A5F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4C6A5F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	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 #4C6A5F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c6a5f; }
.text { color: #4c6a5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c6a5f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 106 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c6a5f, #4c666a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #4C6A5F?: #4C6A5F is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color June Ivy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C6A5F?: The RGB value is 76, 106, 95: 76 red, 106 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C6A5F?: The complementary color is #6A4C57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C6A5F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.