What color is #4D583E?

#4D583E is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Heavy Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D583E?

The RGB value is 77, 88, 62: 77 red, 88 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D583E?

The complementary color is #493E58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D583E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D583E color

#4D583E rgb(77, 88, 62)

Shades of green

The hex color #4D583E is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 34.5% green and 24.3% blue (77, 88, 62).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 17% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Green (#49583E), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.55:1).

#4D583E color codes

HEX	`#4D583E`
RGB	`rgb(77, 88, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 34.5%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 17%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 30%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 30%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.8, -9.59, 13.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.8, 16.72, 125)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.42, 8.905, 5.884)`
Decimal	`5068862`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D583E, 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 #4D583E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4D583E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	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 #4D583E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d583e; }
.text { color: #4d583e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d583e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 88 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d583e, #40583e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #4D583E?: #4D583E is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Heavy Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D583E?: The RGB value is 77, 88, 62: 77 red, 88 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D583E?: The complementary color is #493E58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D583E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.