What color is #4D9755?

#4D9755 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Wicked Witch. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D9755?

The RGB value is 77, 151, 85: 77 red, 151 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D9755?

The complementary color is #974D8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D9755?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.87:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D9755 color

#4D9755 rgb(77, 151, 85)

Shades of green

The hex color #4D9755 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 59.2% green and 33.3% blue (77, 151, 85).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 32% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Wicked Witch (#5B984F), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.87:1).

#4D9755 color codes

HEX	`#4D9755`
RGB	`rgb(77, 151, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 59.2%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 32%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 49%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 0%, 44%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.45, -37.57, 27.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.45, 46.74, 143.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.766, 24.366, 12.465)`
Decimal	`5085013`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D9755, 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 #4D9755	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4D9755 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.87:1	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 #4D9755 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d9755; }
.text { color: #4d9755; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d9755; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 151 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d9755, #4d977a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Shamrock Green.

Questions

What color is #4D9755?: #4D9755 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Wicked Witch. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D9755?: The RGB value is 77, 151, 85: 77 red, 151 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D9755?: The complementary color is #974D8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D9755?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.87:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.