What color is #4D5B49?

#4D5B49 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 #4D5B49?

The RGB value is 77, 91, 73: 77 red, 91 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D5B49?

The complementary color is #57495B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D5B49?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D5B49 color

#4D5B49 rgb(77, 91, 73)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4D5B49 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 35.7% green and 28.6% blue (77, 91, 73).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 11% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Hush (#4E5A4A), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.22:1).

#4D5B49 color codes

HEX	`#4D5B49`
RGB	`rgb(77, 91, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 35.7%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 11%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 20%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 20%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.01, -9.31, 8.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.01, 12.68, 137.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.004, 9.541, 7.722)`
Decimal	`5069641`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D5B49, 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 #4D5B49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4D5B49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	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 #4D5B49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d5b49; }
.text { color: #4d5b49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d5b49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 91 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d5b49, #495b4e); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #4D5B49?: #4D5B49 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 #4D5B49?: The RGB value is 77, 91, 73: 77 red, 91 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D5B49?: The complementary color is #57495B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D5B49?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.