What color is #4D5738?

#4D5738 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Broccoli Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D5738?

The RGB value is 77, 87, 56: 77 red, 87 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D5738?

The complementary color is #423857, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D5738?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D5738 color

#4D5738 rgb(77, 87, 56)

Shades of green

The hex color #4D5738 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 34.1% green and 22% blue (77, 87, 56).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 22% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Broccoli Green (#4B5338), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.68:1).

#4D5738 color codes

HEX	`#4D5738`
RGB	`rgb(77, 87, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 34.1%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 22%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 36%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 36%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.36, -9.99, 16.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.36, 19.51, 120.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.183, 8.68, 5.038)`
Decimal	`5068600`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D5738, 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 #4D5738	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4D5738 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	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 #4D5738 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d5738; }
.text { color: #4d5738; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d5738; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 87 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d5738, #3d5738); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #4D5738?: #4D5738 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Broccoli Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D5738?: The RGB value is 77, 87, 56: 77 red, 87 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D5738?: The complementary color is #423857, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D5738?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.