What color is #4D7D5D?

#4D7D5D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Amazon. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D7D5D?

The RGB value is 77, 125, 93: 77 red, 125 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D7D5D?

The complementary color is #7D4D6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D7D5D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.41:1 and white text 4.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D7D5D color

#4D7D5D rgb(77, 125, 93)

Shades of green

The hex color #4D7D5D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 49% green and 36.5% blue (77, 125, 93).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 24% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Amazon (#387B54), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.77:1).

#4D7D5D color codes

HEX	`#4D7D5D`
RGB	`rgb(77, 125, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 49%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 24%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 38%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 26%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.3, -23.79, 12.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.3, 26.83, 152.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.369, 17.035, 12.99)`
Decimal	`5078365`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D7D5D, 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 #4D7D5D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4D7D5D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.41:1	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 #4D7D5D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d7d5d; }
.text { color: #4d7d5d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d7d5d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 125 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d7d5d, #4d7d75); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #4D7D5D?: #4D7D5D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Amazon. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D7D5D?: The RGB value is 77, 125, 93: 77 red, 125 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D7D5D?: The complementary color is #7D4D6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D7D5D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.41:1 and white text 4.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.