What color is #4C6C5A?

#4C6C5A is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color June Ivy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C6C5A?

The RGB value is 76, 108, 90: 76 red, 108 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C6C5A?

The complementary color is #6C4C5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C6C5A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C6C5A color

#4C6C5A rgb(76, 108, 90)

Shades of green

The hex color #4C6C5A is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 42.4% green and 35.3% blue (76, 108, 90).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 17% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is June Ivy (#416858), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.83:1).

#4C6C5A color codes

HEX	`#4C6C5A`
RGB	`rgb(76, 108, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 42.4%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 17%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 30%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 17%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.76, -15.77, 6.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.76, 17.02, 157.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.188, 12.999, 11.643)`
Decimal	`5008474`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C6C5A, 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 #4C6C5A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4C6C5A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	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 #4C6C5A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c6c5a; }
.text { color: #4c6c5a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c6c5a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 108 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c6c5a, #4c6c6a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #4C6C5A?: #4C6C5A is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color June Ivy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C6C5A?: The RGB value is 76, 108, 90: 76 red, 108 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C6C5A?: The complementary color is #6C4C5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C6C5A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.