What color is #4D6257?

#4D6257 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D6257?

The RGB value is 77, 98, 87: 77 red, 98 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D6257?

The complementary color is #624D58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D6257?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.2:1 and white text 6.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D6257 color

#4D6257 rgb(77, 98, 87)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4D6257 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 38.4% green and 34.1% blue (77, 98, 87).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 12% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.56:1).

#4D6257 color codes

HEX	`#4D6257`
RGB	`rgb(77, 98, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 38.4%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 12%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 21%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 11%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.58, -10.44, 3.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.58, 11.06, 160.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.148, 11.001, 10.656)`
Decimal	`5071447`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D6257, 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 #4D6257	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4D6257 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	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 #4D6257 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d6257; }
.text { color: #4d6257; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d6257; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 98 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d6257, #4d6262); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #4D6257?: #4D6257 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D6257?: The RGB value is 77, 98, 87: 77 red, 98 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D6257?: The complementary color is #624D58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D6257?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.2:1 and white text 6.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.