What color is #4D5732?

#4D5732 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Zen Garden Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D5732?

The RGB value is 77, 87, 50: 77 red, 87 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D5732?

The complementary color is #3C3257, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D5732?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D5732 color

#4D5732 rgb(77, 87, 50)

Shades of green

The hex color #4D5732 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 34.1% green and 19.6% blue (77, 87, 50).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 27% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Zen Garden Olive (#445533), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.71:1).

#4D5732 color codes

HEX	`#4D5732`
RGB	`rgb(77, 87, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 34.1%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 27%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 43%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 43%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.25, -10.88, 20.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.25, 22.95, 118.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.044, 8.624, 4.311)`
Decimal	`5068594`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D5732, 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 #4D5732	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4D5732 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #4D5732 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d5732; }
.text { color: #4d5732; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d5732; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 87 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d5732, #3a5732); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4D5732?: #4D5732 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Zen Garden Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D5732?: The RGB value is 77, 87, 50: 77 red, 87 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D5732?: The complementary color is #3C3257, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D5732?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.