What color is #4D5E55?

#4D5E55 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 #4D5E55?

The RGB value is 77, 94, 85: 77 red, 94 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D5E55?

The complementary color is #5E4D56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D5E55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.05:1 and white text 6.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D5E55 color

#4D5E55 rgb(77, 94, 85)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4D5E55 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 36.9% green and 33.3% blue (77, 94, 85).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 10% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Hush (#4E5A4A), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.89:1).

#4D5E55 color codes

HEX	`#4D5E55`
RGB	`rgb(77, 94, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 36.9%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 10%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 18%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 10%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.27, -8.55, 3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.27, 9.07, 160.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.703, 10.239, 10.11)`
Decimal	`5070421`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D5E55, 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 #4D5E55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4D5E55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #4D5E55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d5e55; }
.text { color: #4d5e55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d5e55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 94 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d5e55, #4d5e5e); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #4D5E55?: #4D5E55 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 #4D5E55?: The RGB value is 77, 94, 85: 77 red, 94 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D5E55?: The complementary color is #5E4D56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D5E55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.05:1 and white text 6.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.