What color is #4D695D?

#4D695D is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color June Ivy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D695D?

The RGB value is 77, 105, 93: 77 red, 105 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D695D?

The complementary color is #694D59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D695D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D695D color

#4D695D rgb(77, 105, 93)

Shades of green

The hex color #4D695D is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 41.2% green and 36.5% blue (77, 105, 93).

Its hue angle is 154°, with 15% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is June Ivy (#416858), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.01:1).

#4D695D color codes

HEX	`#4D695D`
RGB	`rgb(77, 105, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 41.2%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(154, 15%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(154, 27%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 11%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.95, -13.08, 3.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.95, 13.52, 165.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.087, 12.471, 12.229)`
Decimal	`5073245`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D695D, 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 #4D695D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4D695D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	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 #4D695D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d695d; }
.text { color: #4d695d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d695d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 105 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d695d, #4d6769); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #4D695D?: #4D695D is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color June Ivy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D695D?: The RGB value is 77, 105, 93: 77 red, 105 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D695D?: The complementary color is #694D59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D695D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.