What color is #4D554E?

#4D554E is a gray, closest to the named color Ancient Pine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D554E?

The RGB value is 77, 85, 78: 77 red, 85 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D554E?

The complementary color is #554D54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D554E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D554E color

#4D554E rgb(77, 85, 78)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4D554E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 33.3% green and 30.6% blue (77, 85, 78).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 5% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Ancient Pine (#444B43), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.71:1).

#4D554E color codes

HEX	`#4D554E`
RGB	`rgb(77, 85, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 33.3%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 5%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 9%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 8%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.25, -4.71, 3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.25, 5.59, 147.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.684, 8.625, 8.466)`
Decimal	`5068110`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D554E, 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 #4D554E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4D554E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	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 #4D554E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d554e; }
.text { color: #4d554e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d554e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 85 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d554e, #4d5552); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #4D554E?: #4D554E is a gray, closest to the named color Ancient Pine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D554E?: The RGB value is 77, 85, 78: 77 red, 85 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D554E?: The complementary color is #554D54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D554E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.