What color is #4D7339?

#4D7339 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Fern Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D7339?

The RGB value is 77, 115, 57: 77 red, 115 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D7339?

The complementary color is #5F3973, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D7339?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.83:1 and white text 5.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D7339 color

#4D7339 rgb(77, 115, 57)

Shades of green

The hex color #4D7339 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 45.1% green and 22.4% blue (77, 115, 57).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 34% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Fern Green (#4F7942), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.49:1).

#4D7339 color codes

HEX	`#4D7339`
RGB	`rgb(77, 115, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 45.1%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 34%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 50%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 50%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.42, -24.96, 27.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.42, 37.33, 131.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.93, 14.134, 6.075)`
Decimal	`5075769`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D7339, 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 #4D7339	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4D7339 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.83:1	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 #4D7339 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d7339; }
.text { color: #4d7339; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d7339; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 115 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d7339, #397342); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4D7339?: #4D7339 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Fern Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D7339?: The RGB value is 77, 115, 57: 77 red, 115 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D7339?: The complementary color is #5F3973, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D7339?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.83:1 and white text 5.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.