What color is #4D6059?

#4D6059 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D6059?

The RGB value is 77, 96, 89: 77 red, 96 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D6059?

The complementary color is #604D54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D6059?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D6059 color

#4D6059 rgb(77, 96, 89)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4D6059 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 37.6% green and 34.9% blue (77, 96, 89).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 11% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.7:1).

#4D6059 color codes

HEX	`#4D6059`
RGB	`rgb(77, 96, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 37.6%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 11%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 20%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 7%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.01, -8.82, 1.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.01, 8.97, 169.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.046, 10.665, 11.031)`
Decimal	`5070937`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D6059, 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 #4D6059	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4D6059 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	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 #4D6059 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d6059; }
.text { color: #4d6059; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d6059; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 96 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d6059, #4d5e60); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #4D6059?: #4D6059 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D6059?: The RGB value is 77, 96, 89: 77 red, 96 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D6059?: The complementary color is #604D54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D6059?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.