What color is #4D7455?

#4D7455 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 #4D7455?

The RGB value is 77, 116, 85: 77 red, 116 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D7455?

The complementary color is #744D6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D7455?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D7455 color

#4D7455 rgb(77, 116, 85)

Shades of green

The hex color #4D7455 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 45.5% green and 33.3% blue (77, 116, 85).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 20% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Irish Clover (#53734C), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.32:1).

#4D7455 color codes

HEX	`#4D7455`
RGB	`rgb(77, 116, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 45.5%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 20%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 34%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 27%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.25, -20.77, 12.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.25, 24.43, 148.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.945, 14.724, 10.858)`
Decimal	`5076053`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D7455, 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 #4D7455	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4D7455 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	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 #4D7455 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d7455; }
.text { color: #4d7455; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d7455; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 116 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d7455, #4d7469); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #4D7455?: #4D7455 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 #4D7455?: The RGB value is 77, 116, 85: 77 red, 116 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D7455?: The complementary color is #744D6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D7455?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.