What color is #4D8C16?

#4D8C16 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 #4D8C16?

The RGB value is 77, 140, 22: 77 red, 140 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D8C16?

The complementary color is #55168C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D8C16?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D8C16 color

#4D8C16 rgb(77, 140, 22)

Shades of green

The hex color #4D8C16 is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 54.9% green and 8.6% blue (77, 140, 22).

Its hue angle is 92°, with 73% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 84% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Kelp Forest (#448811), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.08:1).

#4D8C16 color codes

HEX	`#4D8C16`
RGB	`rgb(77, 140, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 54.9%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(92, 73%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(92, 84%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 84%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.28, -39.46, 51.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.28, 64.53, 127.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.583, 20.391, 4.032)`
Decimal	`5082134`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D8C16, 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 #4D8C16	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4D8C16 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.08:1	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 #4D8C16 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d8c16; }
.text { color: #4d8c16; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d8c16; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 140 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d8c16, #168c1a); }

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Questions

What color is #4D8C16?: #4D8C16 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 #4D8C16?: The RGB value is 77, 140, 22: 77 red, 140 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D8C16?: The complementary color is #55168C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D8C16?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.