What color is #4D9709?

#4D9709 is a dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Grass Is Greener. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D9709?

The RGB value is 77, 151, 9: 77 red, 151 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D9709?

The complementary color is #530997, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D9709?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D9709 color

#4D9709 rgb(77, 151, 9)

Shades of green

The hex color #4D9709 is a dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 59.2% green and 3.5% blue (77, 151, 9).

Its hue angle is 91°, with 89% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 94% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Grass Is Greener (#3F9B0B), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.75:1).

#4D9709 color codes

HEX	`#4D9709`
RGB	`rgb(77, 151, 9)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 59.2%, 3.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(91, 89%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(91, 94%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 0%, 94%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.82, -44.39, 56.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.82, 72.11, 127.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.176, 23.73, 4.092)`
Decimal	`5084937`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D9709, 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 #4D9709	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4D9709 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.75:1	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 #4D9709 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d9709; }
.text { color: #4d9709; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d9709; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 151 9 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d9709, #09970c); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #4D9709?: #4D9709 is a dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Grass Is Greener. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D9709?: The RGB value is 77, 151, 9: 77 red, 151 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D9709?: The complementary color is #530997, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D9709?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.