What color is #4D7A46?

#4D7A46 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 #4D7A46?

The RGB value is 77, 122, 70: 77 red, 122 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D7A46?

The complementary color is #73467A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D7A46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D7A46 color

#4D7A46 rgb(77, 122, 70)

Shades of green

The hex color #4D7A46 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 47.8% green and 27.5% blue (77, 122, 70).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 27% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Fern Green (#4F7942), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.01:1).

#4D7A46 color codes

HEX	`#4D7A46`
RGB	`rgb(77, 122, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 47.8%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 27%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 43%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 43%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.89, -26.51, 23.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.89, 35.55, 138.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.125, 15.939, 8.283)`
Decimal	`5077574`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D7A46, 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 #4D7A46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4D7A46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	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 #4D7A46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d7a46; }
.text { color: #4d7a46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d7a46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 122 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d7a46, #467a59); }

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Questions

What color is #4D7A46?: #4D7A46 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 #4D7A46?: The RGB value is 77, 122, 70: 77 red, 122 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D7A46?: The complementary color is #73467A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D7A46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.