What color is #4D8360?

#4D8360 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Amazon. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D8360?

The RGB value is 77, 131, 96: 77 red, 131 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D8360?

The complementary color is #834D70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D8360?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D8360 color

#4D8360 rgb(77, 131, 96)

Shades of green

The hex color #4D8360 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 51.4% green and 37.6% blue (77, 131, 96).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 26% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Amazon (#387B54), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.73:1).

#4D8360 color codes

HEX	`#4D8360`
RGB	`rgb(77, 131, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 51.4%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 26%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 41%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 27%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.28, -26.19, 13.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.28, 29.43, 152.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.287, 18.654, 13.965)`
Decimal	`5079904`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D8360, 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 #4D8360	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4D8360 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.73:1	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 #4D8360 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d8360; }
.text { color: #4d8360; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d8360; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 131 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d8360, #4d837b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4D8360?: #4D8360 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Amazon. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D8360?: The RGB value is 77, 131, 96: 77 red, 131 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D8360?: The complementary color is #834D70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D8360?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.