What color is #4D6840?

#4D6840 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Under the Radar. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D6840?

The RGB value is 77, 104, 64: 77 red, 104 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D6840?

The complementary color is #5B4068, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D6840?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D6840 color

#4D6840 rgb(77, 104, 64)

Shades of green

The hex color #4D6840 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 40.8% green and 25.1% blue (77, 104, 64).

Its hue angle is 101°, with 24% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Under the Radar (#476E42), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.23:1).

#4D6840 color codes

HEX	`#4D6840`
RGB	`rgb(77, 104, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 40.8%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(101, 24%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(101, 38%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 38%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.97, -18.22, 19.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.97, 26.62, 133.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.936, 11.848, 6.666)`
Decimal	`5072960`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D6840, 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 #4D6840	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4D6840 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	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 #4D6840 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d6840; }
.text { color: #4d6840; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d6840; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 104 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d6840, #406847); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4D6840?: #4D6840 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Under the Radar. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D6840?: The RGB value is 77, 104, 64: 77 red, 104 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D6840?: The complementary color is #5B4068, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D6840?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.