What color is #4D8248?

#4D8248 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Beanpole. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D8248?

The RGB value is 77, 130, 72: 77 red, 130 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D8248?

The complementary color is #7D4882, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D8248?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D8248 color

#4D8248 rgb(77, 130, 72)

Shades of green

The hex color #4D8248 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 51% green and 28.2% blue (77, 130, 72).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 29% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 45% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Beanpole (#4E8747), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.6:1).

#4D8248 color codes

HEX	`#4D8248`
RGB	`rgb(77, 130, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 51%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 29%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 45%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 45%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.51, -30.06, 25.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.51, 39.71, 139.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.212, 18.01, 8.962)`
Decimal	`5079624`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D8248, 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 #4D8248	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4D8248 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	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 #4D8248 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d8248; }
.text { color: #4d8248; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d8248; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 130 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d8248, #488260); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #4D8248?: #4D8248 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Beanpole. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D8248?: The RGB value is 77, 130, 72: 77 red, 130 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D8248?: The complementary color is #7D4882, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D8248?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.