What color is #4D5644?

#4D5644 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Verdant Hush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D5644?

The RGB value is 77, 86, 68: 77 red, 86 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D5644?

The complementary color is #4D4456, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D5644?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D5644 color

#4D5644 rgb(77, 86, 68)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4D5644 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 33.7% green and 26.7% blue (77, 86, 68).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 12% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Hush (#4E5A4A), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.69:1).

#4D5644 color codes

HEX	`#4D5644`
RGB	`rgb(77, 86, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 33.7%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 12%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 21%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 21%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.3, -7.33, 9.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.3, 11.85, 128.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.432, 8.651, 6.746)`
Decimal	`5068356`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D5644, 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 #4D5644	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4D5644 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	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 #4D5644 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d5644; }
.text { color: #4d5644; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d5644; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 86 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d5644, #445644); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #4D5644?: #4D5644 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Verdant Hush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D5644?: The RGB value is 77, 86, 68: 77 red, 86 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D5644?: The complementary color is #4D4456, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D5644?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.