What color is #4D663C?

#4D663C is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Greenhouse. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D663C?

The RGB value is 77, 102, 60: 77 red, 102 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D663C?

The complementary color is #553C66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D663C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.28:1 and white text 6.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D663C color

#4D663C rgb(77, 102, 60)

Shades of green

The hex color #4D663C is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 40% green and 23.5% blue (77, 102, 60).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 26% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Greenhouse (#3E6334), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.4:1).

#4D663C color codes

HEX	`#4D663C`
RGB	`rgb(77, 102, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 40%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 26%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 41%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 41%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.26, -17.78, 20.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.26, 27.36, 130.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.627, 11.407, 6.021)`
Decimal	`5072444`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D663C, 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 #4D663C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4D663C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	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 #4D663C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d663c; }
.text { color: #4d663c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d663c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 102 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d663c, #3c6640); }

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Questions

What color is #4D663C?: #4D663C is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Greenhouse. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D663C?: The RGB value is 77, 102, 60: 77 red, 102 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D663C?: The complementary color is #553C66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D663C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.28:1 and white text 6.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.