What color is #4C7248?

#4C7248 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 #4C7248?

The RGB value is 76, 114, 72: 76 red, 114 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C7248?

The complementary color is #6E4872, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C7248?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C7248 color

#4C7248 rgb(76, 114, 72)

Shades of green

The hex color #4C7248 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 44.7% green and 28.2% blue (76, 114, 72).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 23% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 55% 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 5.51:1).

#4C7248 color codes

HEX	`#4C7248`
RGB	`rgb(76, 114, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 44.7%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 23%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 37%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 37%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.29, -22.51, 19.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.29, 29.54, 139.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.167, 14.039, 8.304)`
Decimal	`5009992`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C7248, 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 #4C7248	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4C7248 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	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 #4C7248 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c7248; }
.text { color: #4c7248; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c7248; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 114 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c7248, #487259); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4C7248?: #4C7248 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 #4C7248?: The RGB value is 76, 114, 72: 76 red, 114 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C7248?: The complementary color is #6E4872, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C7248?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.