What color is #4DAD47?

#4DAD47 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Matt Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4DAD47?

The RGB value is 77, 173, 71: 77 red, 173 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4DAD47?

The complementary color is #A747AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4DAD47?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.38:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4DAD47 color

#4DAD47 rgb(77, 173, 71)

Shades of green

The hex color #4DAD47 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 67.8% green and 27.8% blue (77, 173, 71).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 42% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 59% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Matt Green (#39AD48), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.38:1).

#4DAD47 color codes

HEX	`#4DAD47`
RGB	`rgb(77, 173, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 67.8%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 42%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 59%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 0%, 59%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.28, -48.63, 43.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.28, 65.06, 138.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.14, 31.918, 11.112)`
Decimal	`5090631`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4DAD47, 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 #4DAD47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#4DAD47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.38:1	Pass	Pass	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 #4DAD47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4dad47; }
.text { color: #4dad47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4dad47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 173 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4dad47, #47ad74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Kelly Green.

Questions

What color is #4DAD47?: #4DAD47 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Matt Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4DAD47?: The RGB value is 77, 173, 71: 77 red, 173 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4DAD47?: The complementary color is #A747AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4DAD47?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.38:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.