What color is #4D744C?

#4D744C 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 #4D744C?

The RGB value is 77, 116, 76: 77 red, 116 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D744C?

The complementary color is #734C74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D744C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.92:1 and white text 5.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D744C color

#4D744C rgb(77, 116, 76)

Shades of green

The hex color #4D744C is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 45.5% green and 29.8% blue (77, 116, 76).

Its hue angle is 119°, with 21% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Irish Clover (#53734C), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.36:1).

#4D744C color codes

HEX	`#4D744C`
RGB	`rgb(77, 116, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 45.5%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(119, 21%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(119, 34%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 34%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.07, -22.47, 17.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.07, 28.71, 141.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.61, 14.59, 9.093)`
Decimal	`5076044`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D744C, 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 #4D744C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4D744C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.92:1	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 #4D744C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d744c; }
.text { color: #4d744c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d744c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 116 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d744c, #4c745f); }

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Questions

What color is #4D744C?: #4D744C 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 #4D744C?: The RGB value is 77, 116, 76: 77 red, 116 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D744C?: The complementary color is #734C74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D744C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.92:1 and white text 5.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.