What color is #4D7709?

#4D7709 is a dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Over the Hills. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D7709?

The RGB value is 77, 119, 9: 77 red, 119 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D7709?

The complementary color is #330977, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D7709?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and white text 5.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D7709 color

#4D7709 rgb(77, 119, 9)

Shades of green

The hex color #4D7709 is a dark, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 46.7% green and 3.5% blue (77, 119, 9).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 86% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 92% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Over the Hills (#4D6D08), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.31:1).

#4D7709 color codes

HEX	`#4D7709`
RGB	`rgb(77, 119, 9)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 46.7%, 3.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 86%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 92%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 92%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.35, -30.71, 48.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.35, 57.12, 122.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.707, 14.791, 2.602)`
Decimal	`5076745`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D7709, 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 #4D7709	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4D7709 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	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 #4D7709 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d7709; }
.text { color: #4d7709; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d7709; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 119 9 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d7709, #167709); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #4D7709?: #4D7709 is a dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Over the Hills. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D7709?: The RGB value is 77, 119, 9: 77 red, 119 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D7709?: The complementary color is #330977, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D7709?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and white text 5.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.