What color is #4D684C?

#4D684C is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D684C?

The RGB value is 77, 104, 76: 77 red, 104 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D684C?

The complementary color is #674C68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D684C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.4:1 and white text 6.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D684C color

#4D684C rgb(77, 104, 76)

Shades of green

The hex color #4D684C is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 40.8% green and 29.8% blue (77, 104, 76).

Its hue angle is 118°, with 16% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.18:1).

#4D684C color codes

HEX	`#4D684C`
RGB	`rgb(77, 104, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 40.8%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(118, 16%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(118, 27%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 27%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.22, -16.1, 12.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.22, 20.46, 141.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.315, 12, 8.662)`
Decimal	`5072972`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D684C, 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 #4D684C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4D684C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	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 #4D684C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d684c; }
.text { color: #4d684c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d684c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 104 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d684c, #4c6859); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #4D684C?: #4D684C is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D684C?: The RGB value is 77, 104, 76: 77 red, 104 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D684C?: The complementary color is #674C68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D684C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.4:1 and white text 6.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.