What color is #4D704E?

#4D704E is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D704E?

The RGB value is 77, 112, 78: 77 red, 112 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D704E?

The complementary color is #704D6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D704E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and white text 5.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D704E color

#4D704E rgb(77, 112, 78)

Shades of green

The hex color #4D704E is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 43.9% green and 30.6% blue (77, 112, 78).

Its hue angle is 122°, with 19% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Irish Clover (#53734C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.61:1).

#4D704E color codes

HEX	`#4D704E`
RGB	`rgb(77, 112, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 43.9%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(122, 19%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(122, 31%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 30%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.82, -20.02, 15.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.82, 25.03, 143.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.229, 13.716, 9.315)`
Decimal	`5075022`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D704E, 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 #4D704E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4D704E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	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 #4D704E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d704e; }
.text { color: #4d704e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d704e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 112 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d704e, #4d7060); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #4D704E?: #4D704E is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D704E?: The RGB value is 77, 112, 78: 77 red, 112 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D704E?: The complementary color is #704D6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D704E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and white text 5.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.