Information about #4D5649 color

#4D5649 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #4D5649 is classified in the Register under the Chartreuse Color Family, with Desaturated and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(77, 86, 73) — 30.2% red, 33.7% green, 28.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 4 / 0 / 5 / 66. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A quiet, subdued grey, #4D5649 sits comfortably between light and dark. 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 Simour Green (#495449). Nearby in the Register you will also find Cabbage Pont (#4C5544) and Knave (#50534C).

In RGB terms — rgb(77, 86, 73) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #4D5649 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 7.7:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.7:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:66) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. #4D5649 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#4D5649 color variations

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#4D5649 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 #4D5649

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

Simour Green color link
Simour Green

#495449

Cabbage Pont color link
Cabbage Pont

#4C5544

Knave color link
Knave

#50534C

Rivergum color link
Rivergum

#495947

Calm Green color link
Calm Green

#51574F

Lunar Green color link
Lunar Green

#4E5541

Dune color link
Dune

#514F4A

Cliffhanger color link
Cliffhanger

#4A4F46

Merlin color link
Merlin

#4F4E48

Rampart color link
Rampart

#4F4E4A

Oilskin color link
Oilskin

#555349

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#4D5649
  • RGB77, 86, 73
  • CMYK4, 0, 5, 66
  • CSSrgb(77, 86, 73)
  • HSL102°, 8%, 31%
  • HSL Precise101.538°, 8.176%, 31.176%
  • HSV102°, 15%, 34%
  • HSB102°, 15%, 34%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.302
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.337
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • GLSLvec3(0.302, 0.337, 0.286)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.302, 0.337, 0.286, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.302, 0.337, 0.286)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB30.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB33.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB28.6%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID4D5649
  • DECIMAL ID5068361
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01