What color is #4D6554?

#4D6554 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Ethereal Woods. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D6554?

The RGB value is 77, 101, 84: 77 red, 101 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D6554?

The complementary color is #654D5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D6554?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D6554 color

#4D6554 rgb(77, 101, 84)

Shades of green

The hex color #4D6554 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 39.6% green and 32.9% blue (77, 101, 84).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 13% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Woods (#3E5E4E), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.35:1).

#4D6554 color codes

HEX	`#4D6554`
RGB	`rgb(77, 101, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 39.6%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 13%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 24%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 17%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.45, -12.81, 6.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.45, 14.47, 152.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.314, 11.525, 10.12)`
Decimal	`5072212`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D6554, 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 #4D6554	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4D6554 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	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 #4D6554 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d6554; }
.text { color: #4d6554; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d6554; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 101 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d6554, #4d6560); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #4D6554?: #4D6554 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Ethereal Woods. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D6554?: The RGB value is 77, 101, 84: 77 red, 101 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D6554?: The complementary color is #654D5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D6554?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.