What color is #4D5941?

#4D5941 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Heavy Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D5941?

The RGB value is 77, 89, 65: 77 red, 89 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D5941?

The complementary color is #4D4159, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D5941?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D5941 color

#4D5941 rgb(77, 89, 65)

Shades of green

The hex color #4D5941 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 34.9% green and 25.5% blue (77, 89, 65).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 16% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Green (#49583E), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.44:1).

#4D5941 color codes

HEX	`#4D5941`
RGB	`rgb(77, 89, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 34.9%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 16%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 27%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 27%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.18, -9.65, 12.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.18, 15.7, 127.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.587, 9.104, 6.358)`
Decimal	`5069121`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D5941, 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 #4D5941	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4D5941 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	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 #4D5941 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d5941; }
.text { color: #4d5941; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d5941; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 89 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d5941, #415941); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #4D5941?: #4D5941 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Heavy Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D5941?: The RGB value is 77, 89, 65: 77 red, 89 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D5941?: The complementary color is #4D4159, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D5941?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.