What color is #4D533E?

#4D533E is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Kelp. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D533E?

The RGB value is 77, 83, 62: 77 red, 83 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D533E?

The complementary color is #443E53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D533E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D533E color

#4D533E rgb(77, 83, 62)

Shades of green

The hex color #4D533E is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 32.5% green and 24.3% blue (77, 83, 62).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 14% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Kelp (#4D503C), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.01:1).

#4D533E color codes

HEX	`#4D533E`
RGB	`rgb(77, 83, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 32.5%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 14%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 25%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 25%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.22, -6.63, 11.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.22, 13.3, 119.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.023, 8.112, 5.752)`
Decimal	`5067582`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D533E, 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 #4D533E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4D533E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	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 #4D533E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d533e; }
.text { color: #4d533e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d533e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 83 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d533e, #42533e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #4D533E?: #4D533E is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Kelp. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D533E?: The RGB value is 77, 83, 62: 77 red, 83 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D533E?: The complementary color is #443E53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D533E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.