What color is #4D5038?

#4D5038 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Kelp. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D5038?

The RGB value is 77, 80, 56: 77 red, 80 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D5038?

The complementary color is #3B3850, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D5038?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and white text 8.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D5038 color

#4D5038 rgb(77, 80, 56)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #4D5038 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 31.4% green and 22% blue (77, 80, 56).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 18% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Kelp (#4D503C), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.33:1).

#4D5038 color codes

HEX	`#4D5038`
RGB	`rgb(77, 80, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 31.4%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 18%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 30%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 30%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.14, -5.84, 13.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.14, 14.97, 112.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.643, 7.601, 4.858)`
Decimal	`5066808`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D5038, 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 #4D5038	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4D5038 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	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 #4D5038 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d5038; }
.text { color: #4d5038; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d5038; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 80 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d5038, #415038); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #4D5038?: #4D5038 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Kelp. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D5038?: The RGB value is 77, 80, 56: 77 red, 80 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D5038?: The complementary color is #3B3850, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D5038?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and white text 8.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.