What color is #4D8554?

#4D8554 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Beanpole. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D8554?

The RGB value is 77, 133, 84: 77 red, 133 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D8554?

The complementary color is #854D7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D8554?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D8554 color

#4D8554 rgb(77, 133, 84)

Shades of green

The hex color #4D8554 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 52.2% green and 32.9% blue (77, 133, 84).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 27% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Beanpole (#4E8747), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.8:1).

#4D8554 color codes

HEX	`#4D8554`
RGB	`rgb(77, 133, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 52.2%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 27%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 42%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 37%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.68, -29.48, 20.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.68, 36.07, 144.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.048, 18.992, 11.364)`
Decimal	`5080404`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D8554, 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 #4D8554	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4D8554 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	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 #4D8554 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d8554; }
.text { color: #4d8554; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d8554; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 133 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d8554, #4d8570); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4D8554?: #4D8554 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Beanpole. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D8554?: The RGB value is 77, 133, 84: 77 red, 133 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D8554?: The complementary color is #854D7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D8554?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.