What color is #4D6E53?

#4D6E53 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Toad King. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D6E53?

The RGB value is 77, 110, 83: 77 red, 110 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D6E53?

The complementary color is #6E4D68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D6E53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.67:1 and white text 5.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D6E53 color

#4D6E53 rgb(77, 110, 83)

Shades of green

The hex color #4D6E53 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 43.1% green and 32.5% blue (77, 110, 83).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 18% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Toad King (#3D6C54), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.72:1).

#4D6E53 color codes

HEX	`#4D6E53`
RGB	`rgb(77, 110, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 43.1%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 18%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 30%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 25%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.29, -17.98, 11.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.29, 21.25, 147.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.197, 13.354, 10.222)`
Decimal	`5074515`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D6E53, 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 #4D6E53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4D6E53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	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 #4D6E53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d6e53; }
.text { color: #4d6e53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d6e53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 110 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d6e53, #4d6e64); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #4D6E53?: #4D6E53 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Toad King. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D6E53?: The RGB value is 77, 110, 83: 77 red, 110 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D6E53?: The complementary color is #6E4D68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D6E53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.67:1 and white text 5.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.