What color is #4D8C65?

#4D8C65 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Illuminati Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D8C65?

The RGB value is 77, 140, 101: 77 red, 140 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D8C65?

The complementary color is #8C4D74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D8C65?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D8C65 color

#4D8C65 rgb(77, 140, 101)

Shades of green

The hex color #4D8C65 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 54.9% green and 39.6% blue (77, 140, 101).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 29% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Illuminati Green (#419168), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.25:1).

#4D8C65 color codes

HEX	`#4D8C65`
RGB	`rgb(77, 140, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 54.9%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 29%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 45%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 28%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.25, -29.56, 14.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.25, 33, 153.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.787, 21.272, 15.636)`
Decimal	`5082213`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D8C65, 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 #4D8C65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4D8C65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.25:1	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 #4D8C65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d8c65; }
.text { color: #4d8c65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d8c65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 140 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d8c65, #4d8c85); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #4D8C65?: #4D8C65 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Illuminati Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D8C65?: The RGB value is 77, 140, 101: 77 red, 140 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D8C65?: The complementary color is #8C4D74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D8C65?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.