What color is #4D6344?

#4D6344 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Muddy Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D6344?

The RGB value is 77, 99, 68: 77 red, 99 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D6344?

The complementary color is #5A4463, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D6344?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D6344 color

#4D6344 rgb(77, 99, 68)

Shades of green

The hex color #4D6344 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 38.8% green and 26.7% blue (77, 99, 68).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 19% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Olive (#4B5D46), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.6:1).

#4D6344 color codes

HEX	`#4D6344`
RGB	`rgb(77, 99, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 38.8%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 19%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 31%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 31%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.44, -14.81, 15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.44, 21.08, 134.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.566, 10.919, 7.124)`
Decimal	`5071684`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D6344, 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 #4D6344	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4D6344 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	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 #4D6344 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d6344; }
.text { color: #4d6344; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d6344; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 99 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d6344, #44634b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #4D6344?: #4D6344 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Muddy Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D6344?: The RGB value is 77, 99, 68: 77 red, 99 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D6344?: The complementary color is #5A4463, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D6344?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.