What color is #4C7B41?

#4C7B41 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Fern Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C7B41?

The RGB value is 76, 123, 65: 76 red, 123 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C7B41?

The complementary color is #70417B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C7B41?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C7B41 color

#4C7B41 rgb(76, 123, 65)

Shades of green

The hex color #4C7B41 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 48.2% green and 25.5% blue (76, 123, 65).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 31% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 47% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Fern Green (#4F7942), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

#4C7B41 color codes

HEX	`#4C7B41`
RGB	`rgb(76, 123, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 48.2%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 31%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 47%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 47%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.08, -28.12, 26.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.08, 38.78, 136.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.017, 16.084, 7.524)`
Decimal	`5012289`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C7B41, 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 #4C7B41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4C7B41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	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 #4C7B41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c7b41; }
.text { color: #4c7b41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c7b41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 123 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c7b41, #417b53); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4C7B41?: #4C7B41 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Fern Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C7B41?: The RGB value is 76, 123, 65: 76 red, 123 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C7B41?: The complementary color is #70417B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C7B41?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.