What color is #4D5D42?

#4D5D42 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Muddy Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D5D42?

The RGB value is 77, 93, 66: 77 red, 93 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D5D42?

The complementary color is #52425D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D5D42?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D5D42 color

#4D5D42 rgb(77, 93, 66)

Shades of green

The hex color #4D5D42 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 36.5% green and 25.9% blue (77, 93, 66).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 17% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Olive (#4B5D46), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.09:1).

#4D5D42 color codes

HEX	`#4D5D42`
RGB	`rgb(77, 93, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 36.5%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 17%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 29%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 29%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.48, -11.78, 13.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.48, 17.95, 131.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.958, 9.8, 6.625)`
Decimal	`5070146`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D5D42, 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 #4D5D42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4D5D42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	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 #4D5D42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d5d42; }
.text { color: #4d5d42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d5d42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 93 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d5d42, #425d45); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #4D5D42?: #4D5D42 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Muddy Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D5D42?: The RGB value is 77, 93, 66: 77 red, 93 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D5D42?: The complementary color is #52425D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D5D42?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.