What color is #4D7037?

#4D7037 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Botanical. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D7037?

The RGB value is 77, 112, 55: 77 red, 112 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D7037?

The complementary color is #5A3770, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D7037?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.69:1 and white text 5.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D7037 color

#4D7037 rgb(77, 112, 55)

Shades of green

The hex color #4D7037 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 43.9% green and 21.6% blue (77, 112, 55).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 34% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 51% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Botanical (#4D6E2F), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.69:1).

#4D7037 color codes

HEX	`#4D7037`
RGB	`rgb(77, 112, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 43.9%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 34%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 51%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 51%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.42, -23.73, 27.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.42, 36.4, 130.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.544, 13.442, 5.705)`
Decimal	`5074999`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D7037, 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 #4D7037	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4D7037 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	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 #4D7037 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d7037; }
.text { color: #4d7037; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d7037; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 112 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d7037, #37703e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4D7037?: #4D7037 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Botanical. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D7037?: The RGB value is 77, 112, 55: 77 red, 112 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D7037?: The complementary color is #5A3770, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D7037?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.69:1 and white text 5.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.