What color is #4D8517?

#4D8517 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Kelp Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D8517?

The RGB value is 77, 133, 23: 77 red, 133 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D8517?

The complementary color is #4F1785, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D8517?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D8517 color

#4D8517 rgb(77, 133, 23)

Shades of green

The hex color #4D8517 is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 52.2% green and 9% blue (77, 133, 23).

Its hue angle is 91°, with 71% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 83% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Kelp Forest (#448811), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#4D8517 color codes

HEX	`#4D8517`
RGB	`rgb(77, 133, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 52.2%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(91, 71%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(91, 83%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 83%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.99, -36.43, 48.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.99, 60.81, 126.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.603, 18.414, 3.753)`
Decimal	`5080343`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D8517, 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 #4D8517	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4D8517 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	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 #4D8517 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d8517; }
.text { color: #4d8517; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d8517; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 133 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d8517, #178518); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4D8517?: #4D8517 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Kelp Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D8517?: The RGB value is 77, 133, 23: 77 red, 133 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D8517?: The complementary color is #4F1785, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D8517?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.