What color is #4D814B?

#4D814B is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Beanpole. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D814B?

The RGB value is 77, 129, 75: 77 red, 129 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D814B?

The complementary color is #7F4B81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D814B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D814B color

#4D814B rgb(77, 129, 75)

Shades of green

The hex color #4D814B is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 50.6% green and 29.4% blue (77, 129, 75).

Its hue angle is 118°, with 26% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Beanpole (#4E8747), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.61:1).

#4D814B color codes

HEX	`#4D814B`
RGB	`rgb(77, 129, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 50.6%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(118, 26%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(118, 42%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 42%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.24, -29.1, 23.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.24, 37.68, 140.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.18, 17.786, 9.446)`
Decimal	`5079371`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D814B, 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 #4D814B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4D814B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	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 #4D814B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d814b; }
.text { color: #4d814b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d814b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 129 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d814b, #4b8164); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4D814B?: #4D814B is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Beanpole. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D814B?: The RGB value is 77, 129, 75: 77 red, 129 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D814B?: The complementary color is #7F4B81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D814B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.