What color is #4C816D?

#4C816D is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Pearl Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C816D?

The RGB value is 76, 129, 109: 76 red, 129 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C816D?

The complementary color is #814C60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C816D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C816D color

#4C816D rgb(76, 129, 109)

Shades of green

The hex color #4C816D is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 50.6% green and 42.7% blue (76, 129, 109).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 26% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Pearl Green (#377B70), a difference of 5 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.67:1).

#4C816D color codes

HEX	`#4C816D`
RGB	`rgb(76, 129, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 50.6%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 26%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 41%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 16%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.91, -22.62, 5.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.91, 23.24, 166.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.59, 18.34, 17.289)`
Decimal	`5013869`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C816D, 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 #4C816D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4C816D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	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 #4C816D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c816d; }
.text { color: #4c816d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c816d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 129 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c816d, #4c7a81); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #4C816D?: #4C816D is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Pearl Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C816D?: The RGB value is 76, 129, 109: 76 red, 129 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C816D?: The complementary color is #814C60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C816D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.