What color is #4D7F51?

#4D7F51 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Autumn Crocodile. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D7F51?

The RGB value is 77, 127, 81: 77 red, 127 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D7F51?

The complementary color is #7F4D7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D7F51?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.47:1 and white text 4.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D7F51 color

#4D7F51 rgb(77, 127, 81)

Shades of green

The hex color #4D7F51 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 49.8% green and 31.8% blue (77, 127, 81).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 25% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Autumn Crocodile (#447744), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.7:1).

#4D7F51 color codes

HEX	`#4D7F51`
RGB	`rgb(77, 127, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 49.8%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 25%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 39%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 36%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.7, -27.1, 19.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.7, 33.6, 143.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.135, 17.35, 10.492)`
Decimal	`5078865`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D7F51, 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 #4D7F51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4D7F51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	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 #4D7F51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d7f51; }
.text { color: #4d7f51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d7f51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 127 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d7f51, #4d7f6a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4D7F51?: #4D7F51 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Autumn Crocodile. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D7F51?: The RGB value is 77, 127, 81: 77 red, 127 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D7F51?: The complementary color is #7F4D7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D7F51?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.47:1 and white text 4.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.