What color is #4D6B47?

#4D6B47 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 #4D6B47?

The RGB value is 77, 107, 71: 77 red, 107 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D6B47?

The complementary color is #65476B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D6B47?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D6B47 color

#4D6B47 rgb(77, 107, 71)

Shades of green

The hex color #4D6B47 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 42% green and 27.8% blue (77, 107, 71).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 20% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Under the Radar (#476E42), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.98:1).

#4D6B47 color codes

HEX	`#4D6B47`
RGB	`rgb(77, 107, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 42%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 20%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 34%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 34%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.07, -18.64, 16.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.07, 25.07, 138.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.455, 12.548, 7.884)`
Decimal	`5073735`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D6B47, 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 #4D6B47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4D6B47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	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 #4D6B47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d6b47; }
.text { color: #4d6b47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d6b47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 107 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d6b47, #476b53); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #4D6B47?: #4D6B47 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 #4D6B47?: The RGB value is 77, 107, 71: 77 red, 107 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D6B47?: The complementary color is #65476B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D6B47?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.