What color is #4D6C61?

#4D6C61 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color June Ivy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D6C61?

The RGB value is 77, 108, 97: 77 red, 108 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D6C61?

The complementary color is #6C4D58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D6C61?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.63:1 and white text 5.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D6C61 color

#4D6C61 rgb(77, 108, 97)

Shades of green

The hex color #4D6C61 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 42.4% green and 38% blue (77, 108, 97).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 17% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is June Ivy (#416858), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.78:1).

#4D6C61 color codes

HEX	`#4D6C61`
RGB	`rgb(77, 108, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 42.4%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 17%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 29%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 10%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.01, -13.84, 2.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.01, 14.07, 169.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.58, 13.165, 13.291)`
Decimal	`5074017`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D6C61, 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 #4D6C61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4D6C61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	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 #4D6C61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d6c61; }
.text { color: #4d6c61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d6c61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 108 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d6c61, #4d676c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #4D6C61?: #4D6C61 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color June Ivy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D6C61?: The RGB value is 77, 108, 97: 77 red, 108 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D6C61?: The complementary color is #6C4D58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D6C61?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.63:1 and white text 5.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.