What color is #4D9722?

#4D9722 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Basil. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D9722?

The RGB value is 77, 151, 34: 77 red, 151 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D9722?

The complementary color is #6C2297, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D9722?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D9722 color

#4D9722 rgb(77, 151, 34)

Shades of green

The hex color #4D9722 is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 59.2% green and 13.3% blue (77, 151, 34).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 63% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 77% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Basil (#579229), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.77:1).

#4D9722 color codes

HEX	`#4D9722`
RGB	`rgb(77, 151, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 59.2%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 63%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 77%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 0%, 77%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.91, -43.32, 50.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.91, 66.71, 130.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.415, 23.826, 5.352)`
Decimal	`5084962`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D9722, 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 #4D9722	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4D9722 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.77:1	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 #4D9722 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d9722; }
.text { color: #4d9722; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d9722; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 151 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d9722, #229731); }

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Questions

What color is #4D9722?: #4D9722 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Basil. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D9722?: The RGB value is 77, 151, 34: 77 red, 151 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D9722?: The complementary color is #6C2297, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D9722?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.