What color is #4D6633?

#4D6633 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Dark Olive Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D6633?

The RGB value is 77, 102, 51: 77 red, 102 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D6633?

The complementary color is #4C3366, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D6633?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and white text 6.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D6633 color

#4D6633 rgb(77, 102, 51)

Shades of green

The hex color #4D6633 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 40% green and 20% blue (77, 102, 51).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 33% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Dark Olive Green (#556B2F), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.43:1).

#4D6633 color codes

HEX	`#4D6633`
RGB	`rgb(77, 102, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 40%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 33%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 50%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 50%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.11, -19.07, 25.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.11, 32.03, 126.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.409, 11.319, 4.873)`
Decimal	`5072435`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D6633, 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 #4D6633	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4D6633 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	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 #4D6633 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d6633; }
.text { color: #4d6633; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d6633; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 102 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d6633, #346633); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4D6633?: #4D6633 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Dark Olive Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D6633?: The RGB value is 77, 102, 51: 77 red, 102 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D6633?: The complementary color is #4C3366, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D6633?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and white text 6.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.