What color is #4C8541?

#4C8541 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Beanpole. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C8541?

The RGB value is 76, 133, 65: 76 red, 133 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C8541?

The complementary color is #7A4185, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C8541?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C8541 color

#4C8541 rgb(76, 133, 65)

Shades of green

The hex color #4C8541 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 52.2% green and 25.5% blue (76, 133, 65).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 34% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 51% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Beanpole (#4E8747), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.74:1).

#4C8541 color codes

HEX	`#4C8541`
RGB	`rgb(76, 133, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 52.2%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 34%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 51%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 51%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.33, -32.83, 30.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.33, 44.97, 136.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.322, 18.692, 7.959)`
Decimal	`5014849`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C8541, 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 #4C8541	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4C8541 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	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 #4C8541 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c8541; }
.text { color: #4c8541; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c8541; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 133 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c8541, #418558); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #4C8541?: #4C8541 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Beanpole. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C8541?: The RGB value is 76, 133, 65: 76 red, 133 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C8541?: The complementary color is #7A4185, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C8541?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.