Information about #4D5142 color

#4D5142 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #4D5142 is classified in the Register under the Chartreuse Color Family, with Low Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(77, 81, 66) — 30.2% red, 31.8% green, 25.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 2 / 0 / 6 / 68. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A calm, restrained chartreuse, #4D5142 holds a balanced mid-tone. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Lunar Green (#4E5541). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Modular Green (#4C4E3F) and Cabbage Pont (#4C5544).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(77, 81, 66)), which gives #4D5142 its character. If you plan to put text on a #4D5142 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 8.2:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.6:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:68) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#4D5142 color variations

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#4D5142 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #4D5142

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Lunar Green color link
Lunar Green

#4E5541

Cabbage Pont color link
Cabbage Pont

#4C5544

Cliffhanger color link
Cliffhanger

#4A4F46

Kelp color link
Kelp

#4D503C

Mangrove color link
Mangrove

#484E45

Touchstone color link
Touchstone

#524F46

Merlin color link
Merlin

#4F4E48

Gravel color link
Gravel

#4A4B46

Dull Blue color link
Dull Blue

#4F4944

Deep Space color link
Deep Space

#4C4945

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#4D5142
  • RGB77, 81, 66
  • CMYK2, 0, 6, 68
  • CSSrgb(77, 81, 66)
  • HSL76°, 10%, 29%
  • HSL Precise76°, 10.204%, 28.824%
  • HSV76°, 19%, 32%
  • HSB76°, 19%, 32%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.302
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • GLSLvec3(0.302, 0.318, 0.259)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.302, 0.318, 0.259, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.302, 0.318, 0.259)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB30.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB31.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.9%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID4D5142
  • DECIMAL ID5067074
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01