What color is #4D8C73?

#4D8C73 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Illuminati Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D8C73?

The RGB value is 77, 140, 115: 77 red, 140 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D8C73?

The complementary color is #8C4D66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D8C73?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D8C73 color

#4D8C73 rgb(77, 140, 115)

Shades of green

The hex color #4D8C73 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 54.9% green and 45.1% blue (77, 140, 115).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 29% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Illuminati Green (#419168), a difference of 5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.31:1).

#4D8C73 color codes

HEX	`#4D8C73`
RGB	`rgb(77, 140, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 54.9%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 29%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 45%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 18%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.57, -26.51, 7.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.57, 27.44, 165.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.532, 21.571, 19.561)`
Decimal	`5082227`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D8C73, 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 #4D8C73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4D8C73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.31:1	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 #4D8C73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d8c73; }
.text { color: #4d8c73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d8c73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 140 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d8c73, #4d868c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #4D8C73?: #4D8C73 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Illuminati Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D8C73?: The RGB value is 77, 140, 115: 77 red, 140 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D8C73?: The complementary color is #8C4D66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D8C73?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.