What color is #4D6340?

#4D6340 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Turf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D6340?

The RGB value is 77, 99, 64: 77 red, 99 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D6340?

The complementary color is #564063, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D6340?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D6340 color

#4D6340 rgb(77, 99, 64)

Shades of green

The hex color #4D6340 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 38.8% green and 25.1% blue (77, 99, 64).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 21% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Turf (#415B36), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.62:1).

#4D6340 color codes

HEX	`#4D6340`
RGB	`rgb(77, 99, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 38.8%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 21%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 35%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 35%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.36, -15.5, 17.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.36, 23.21, 131.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.448, 10.871, 6.503)`
Decimal	`5071680`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D6340, 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 #4D6340	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4D6340 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	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 #4D6340 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d6340; }
.text { color: #4d6340; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d6340; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 99 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d6340, #406345); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #4D6340?: #4D6340 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Turf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D6340?: The RGB value is 77, 99, 64: 77 red, 99 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D6340?: The complementary color is #564063, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D6340?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.