What color is #4C7548?

#4C7548 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Autumn Crocodile. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C7548?

The RGB value is 76, 117, 72: 76 red, 117 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C7548?

The complementary color is #714875, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C7548?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C7548 color

#4C7548 rgb(76, 117, 72)

Shades of green

The hex color #4C7548 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 45.9% green and 28.2% blue (76, 117, 72).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 24% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Autumn Crocodile (#447744), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.32:1).

#4C7548 color codes

HEX	`#4C7548`
RGB	`rgb(76, 117, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 45.9%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 24%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 38%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 38%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.26, -24.04, 20.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.26, 31.54, 139.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.511, 14.726, 8.418)`
Decimal	`5010760`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C7548, 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 #4C7548	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4C7548 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	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 #4C7548 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c7548; }
.text { color: #4c7548; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c7548; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 117 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c7548, #48755b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4C7548?: #4C7548 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Autumn Crocodile. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C7548?: The RGB value is 76, 117, 72: 76 red, 117 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C7548?: The complementary color is #714875, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C7548?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.