What color is #4D7554?

#4D7554 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D7554?

The RGB value is 77, 117, 84: 77 red, 117 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D7554?

The complementary color is #754D6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D7554?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D7554 color

#4D7554 rgb(77, 117, 84)

Shades of green

The hex color #4D7554 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 45.9% green and 32.9% blue (77, 117, 84).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 21% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Irish Clover (#53734C), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.27:1).

#4D7554 color codes

HEX	`#4D7554`
RGB	`rgb(77, 117, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 45.9%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 21%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 34%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 28%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.55, -21.49, 13.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.55, 25.57, 147.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.022, 14.94, 10.689)`
Decimal	`5076308`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D7554, 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 #4D7554	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4D7554 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	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 #4D7554 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d7554; }
.text { color: #4d7554; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d7554; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 117 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d7554, #4d7568); }

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Questions

What color is #4D7554?: #4D7554 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D7554?: The RGB value is 77, 117, 84: 77 red, 117 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D7554?: The complementary color is #754D6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D7554?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.