What color is #4C834C?

#4C834C is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Beanpole. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C834C?

The RGB value is 76, 131, 76: 76 red, 131 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C834C?

The complementary color is #834C83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C834C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C834C color

#4C834C rgb(76, 131, 76)

Shades of green

The hex color #4C834C is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 51.4% green and 29.8% blue (76, 131, 76).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 27% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Beanpole (#4E8747), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.66:1).

#4C834C color codes

HEX	`#4C834C`
RGB	`rgb(76, 131, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 51.4%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 27%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 42%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 42%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.85, -30.23, 24.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.85, 38.7, 141.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.401, 18.29, 9.713)`
Decimal	`5014348`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C834C, 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 #4C834C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4C834C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	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 #4C834C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c834c; }
.text { color: #4c834c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c834c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 131 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c834c, #4c8368); }

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Questions

What color is #4C834C?: #4C834C is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Beanpole. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C834C?: The RGB value is 76, 131, 76: 76 red, 131 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C834C?: The complementary color is #834C83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C834C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.