Information about #4D574B color

#4D574B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #4D574B is classified in the Register under the Green Color Family, with Desaturated and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(77, 87, 75) — 30.2% red, 34.1% green, 29.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 4 / 0 / 5 / 66. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A quiet, subdued balanced grey tone, #4D574B sits comfortably between light and dark. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Knave (#50534C). Nearby in the Register you will also find Simour Green (#495449) and Calm Green (#51574F).

In RGB terms — rgb(77, 87, 75) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #4D574B background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 7.6:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.8:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:66), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. #4D574B has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#4D574B color variations

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#4D574B 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 #4D574B

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

Knave color link
Knave

#50534C

Simour Green color link
Simour Green

#495449

Calm Green color link
Calm Green

#51574F

Rivergum color link
Rivergum

#495947

Nandor color link
Nandor

#4E5D4E

Cabbage Pont color link
Cabbage Pont

#4C5544

Cape Cod color link
Cape Cod

#4E5552

Magnetic color link
Magnetic

#555A4C

Dune color link
Dune

#514F4A

Oilskin color link
Oilskin

#555349

Rampart color link
Rampart

#4F4E4A

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#4D574B
  • RGB77, 87, 75
  • CMYK4, 0, 5, 66
  • CSSrgb(77, 87, 75)
  • HSL110°, 7%, 32%
  • HSL Precise110°, 7.407%, 31.765%
  • HSV110°, 14%, 34%
  • HSB110°, 14%, 34%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.302
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.341
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.294
  • GLSLvec3(0.302, 0.341, 0.294)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.302, 0.341, 0.294, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.302, 0.341, 0.294)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB30.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB34.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB29.4%
  • Color FamilyGreen
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID4D574B
  • DECIMAL ID5068619
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01