What color is #4D503C?

#4D503C is a dark, grayish yellow known as Kelp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Kelp?

The RGB value is 77, 80, 60: 77 red, 80 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Kelp?

The complementary color is #3F3C50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D503C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Kelp color: hex code #4D503C

#4D503C rgb(77, 80, 60)

Shades of gray

Kelp has the hex code #4D503C. It is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 31.4% green and 23.5% blue (77, 80, 60).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 14% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 69% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.31:1).

Kelp (#4D503C) color codes

HEX	`#4D503C`
RGB	`rgb(77, 80, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 31.4%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 14%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 25%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 25%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.22, -5.17, 11.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.22, 12.53, 114.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.745, 7.641, 5.394)`
Decimal	`5066812`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Kelp, 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 #4D503C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4D503C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #4D503C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d503c; }
.text { color: #4d503c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d503c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 80 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d503c, #43503c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #4D503C on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #4D503C?: #4D503C is a dark, grayish yellow known as Kelp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Kelp?: The RGB value is 77, 80, 60: 77 red, 80 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Kelp?: The complementary color is #3F3C50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D503C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.