What color is #4C7D59?

#4C7D59 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Amazon. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C7D59?

The RGB value is 76, 125, 89: 76 red, 125 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C7D59?

The complementary color is #7D4C70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C7D59?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.38:1 and white text 4.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C7D59 color

#4C7D59 rgb(76, 125, 89)

Shades of green

The hex color #4C7D59 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 49% green and 34.9% blue (76, 125, 89).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 24% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Amazon (#387B54), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.79:1).

#4C7D59 color codes

HEX	`#4C7D59`
RGB	`rgb(76, 125, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 49%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 24%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 39%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 29%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.16, -24.93, 14.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.16, 28.86, 149.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.117, 16.924, 12.078)`
Decimal	`5012825`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C7D59, 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 #4C7D59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4C7D59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	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 #4C7D59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c7d59; }
.text { color: #4c7d59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c7d59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 125 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c7d59, #4c7d72); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4C7D59?: #4C7D59 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Amazon. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C7D59?: The RGB value is 76, 125, 89: 76 red, 125 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C7D59?: The complementary color is #7D4C70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C7D59?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.38:1 and white text 4.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.