What color is #4D8856?

#4D8856 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Beanpole. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D8856?

The RGB value is 77, 136, 86: 77 red, 136 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D8856?

The complementary color is #884D7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D8856?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D8856 color

#4D8856 rgb(77, 136, 86)

Shades of green

The hex color #4D8856 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 53.3% green and 33.7% blue (77, 136, 86).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 28% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 47% 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 4.97:1).

#4D8856 color codes

HEX	`#4D8856`
RGB	`rgb(77, 136, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 53.3%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 28%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 43%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 37%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.68, -30.55, 21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.68, 37.07, 145.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.544, 19.857, 11.921)`
Decimal	`5081174`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D8856, 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 #4D8856	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4D8856 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.97:1	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 #4D8856 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d8856; }
.text { color: #4d8856; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d8856; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 136 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d8856, #4d8874); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4D8856?: #4D8856 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Beanpole. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D8856?: The RGB value is 77, 136, 86: 77 red, 136 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D8856?: The complementary color is #884D7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D8856?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.