What color is #4D645D?

#4D645D 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 #4D645D?

The RGB value is 77, 100, 93: 77 red, 100 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D645D?

The complementary color is #644D54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D645D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and white text 6.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D645D color

#4D645D rgb(77, 100, 93)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4D645D is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 39.2% green and 36.5% blue (77, 100, 93).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 13% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.37:1).

#4D645D color codes

HEX	`#4D645D`
RGB	`rgb(77, 100, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 39.2%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 13%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 23%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 7%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.38, -10.23, 1.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.38, 10.29, 173.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.593, 11.482, 12.065)`
Decimal	`5071965`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D645D, 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 #4D645D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4D645D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	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 #4D645D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d645d; }
.text { color: #4d645d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d645d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 100 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d645d, #4d5f64); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #4D645D?: #4D645D 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 #4D645D?: The RGB value is 77, 100, 93: 77 red, 100 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D645D?: The complementary color is #644D54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D645D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and white text 6.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.