What color is #4D5345?

#4D5345 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Kelp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D5345?

The RGB value is 77, 83, 69: 77 red, 83 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D5345?

The complementary color is #4B4553, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D5345?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D5345 color

#4D5345 rgb(77, 83, 69)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4D5345 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 32.5% green and 27.1% blue (77, 83, 69).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 9% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Kelp (#4D503C), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.96:1).

#4D5345 color codes

HEX	`#4D5345`
RGB	`rgb(77, 83, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 32.5%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 9%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 17%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 17%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.38, -5.34, 7.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.38, 9.13, 125.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.228, 8.194, 6.83)`
Decimal	`5067589`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D5345, 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 #4D5345	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4D5345 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	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 #4D5345 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d5345; }
.text { color: #4d5345; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d5345; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 83 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d5345, #465345); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #4D5345?: #4D5345 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Kelp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D5345?: The RGB value is 77, 83, 69: 77 red, 83 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D5345?: The complementary color is #4B4553, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D5345?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.