What color is #4D9151?

#4D9151 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Victorian Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D9151?

The RGB value is 77, 145, 81: 77 red, 145 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D9151?

The complementary color is #914D8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D9151?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D9151 color

#4D9151 rgb(77, 145, 81)

Shades of green

The hex color #4D9151 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 56.9% green and 31.8% blue (77, 145, 81).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 31% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Victorian Garden (#558E4C), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.48:1).

#4D9151 color codes

HEX	`#4D9151`
RGB	`rgb(77, 145, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 56.9%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 31%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 47%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 44%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.47, -35.55, 27.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.47, 44.89, 142.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.67, 22.422, 11.338)`
Decimal	`5083473`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D9151, 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 #4D9151	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4D9151 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.48:1	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 #4D9151 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d9151; }
.text { color: #4d9151; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d9151; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 145 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d9151, #4d9173); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #4D9151?: #4D9151 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Victorian Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D9151?: The RGB value is 77, 145, 81: 77 red, 145 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D9151?: The complementary color is #914D8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D9151?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.