What color is #4D6260?

#4D6260 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Woodland Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D6260?

The RGB value is 77, 98, 96: 77 red, 98 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D6260?

The complementary color is #624D4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D6260?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D6260 color

#4D6260 rgb(77, 98, 96)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4D6260 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 38.4% green and 37.6% blue (77, 98, 96).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 12% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Woodland Night (#475C5D), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.5:1).

#4D6260 color codes

HEX	`#4D6260`
RGB	`rgb(77, 98, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 38.4%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 12%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 21%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 2%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.84, -8.35, -1.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.84, 8.48, 190.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.539, 11.157, 12.715)`
Decimal	`5071456`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D6260, 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 #4D6260	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4D6260 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	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 #4D6260 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d6260; }
.text { color: #4d6260; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d6260; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 98 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d6260, #4d5a62); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #4D6260?: #4D6260 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Woodland Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D6260?: The RGB value is 77, 98, 96: 77 red, 98 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D6260?: The complementary color is #624D4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D6260?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.