What color is #4D503B?

#4D503B is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Kelp. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D503B?

The RGB value is 77, 80, 59: 77 red, 80 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D503B?

The complementary color is #3E3B50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D503B?

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.

#4D503B color

#4D503B rgb(77, 80, 59)

Shades of green

The hex color #4D503B is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 31.4% green and 23.1% blue (77, 80, 59).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 15% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Kelp (#4D503C), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#4D503B color codes

HEX	`#4D503B`
RGB	`rgb(77, 80, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 31.4%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 15%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 26%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 26%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.2, -5.34, 12.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.2, 13.14, 113.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.719, 7.631, 5.256)`
Decimal	`5066811`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D503B, 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 #4D503B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4D503B 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 #4D503B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d503b; }
.text { color: #4d503b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d503b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 80 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d503b, #43503b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #4D503B?: #4D503B is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Kelp. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D503B?: The RGB value is 77, 80, 59: 77 red, 80 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D503B?: The complementary color is #3E3B50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D503B?: 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.