What color is #4C7149?

#4C7149 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C7149?

The RGB value is 76, 113, 73: 76 red, 113 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C7149?

The complementary color is #6E4971, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C7149?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.77:1 and white text 5.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C7149 color

#4C7149 rgb(76, 113, 73)

Shades of green

The hex color #4C7149 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 44.3% green and 28.6% blue (76, 113, 73).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 22% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Irish Clover (#53734C), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.58:1).

#4C7149 color codes

HEX	`#4C7149`
RGB	`rgb(76, 113, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 44.3%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 22%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 35%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 35%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.98, -21.82, 18.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.98, 28.38, 140.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.088, 13.827, 8.439)`
Decimal	`5009737`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C7149, 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 #4C7149	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4C7149 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	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 #4C7149 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c7149; }
.text { color: #4c7149; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c7149; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 113 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c7149, #49715a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4C7149?: #4C7149 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C7149?: The RGB value is 76, 113, 73: 76 red, 113 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C7149?: The complementary color is #6E4971, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C7149?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.77:1 and white text 5.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.