Feldgrau (#4D5D53)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 6.99:1 — vs black: 3.01:1

Color values

  • HEX #4D5D53
  • RGB rgb(77, 93, 83)
  • HSL hsl(142, 17%, 36%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 17.2, 0, 10.75, 63.53 )
  • Websafe #666666
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Tags

Mood

Calm (200) Earthy (185)

Style

Muted (190) Cool (180)

Use case

Text (210) Background (190) Border (170)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #4D5D53 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Feldgrau
#4D5D53 Base
#5D4D57
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Feldgrau
#4D5D53 Base
#4F5D4D
#4D5D5B
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Feldgrau
#4D5D53 Base
#534D5D
#5D534D
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Feldgrau
#4D5D53 Base
#5B4D5D
#5D4D4F
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Feldgrau
#4D5D53 Base
#4D4F5D
#5D4D57
#5D5B4D
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Feldgrau
#4D5D53 Base
#0C0E0C
#2A332E
#3B473F
#5F7367
#708778
#99AA9F
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Feldgrau, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #0C0E0C
— #191E1B
— #262E29
— #333D37
— #404D45
Feldgrau #4D5D53 Base
— #697F72
— #8A9E91
— #ACBAB2
— #CFD7D2
— #F1F3F2
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #4D5D53. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties 
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #4D5D53;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #4D5D53;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #4D5D53;
}
CSS Gradient 
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #4D5D53,
        #6D4D61
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #4D5D53,
        #6D4D61
    );
}
SCSS Variable 
// SCSS variable
$feldgrau: #4D5D53;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$feldgrau-r: 77;
$feldgrau-g: 93;
$feldgrau-b: 83;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $feldgrau;
    color: rgba($feldgrau-r, $feldgrau-g, $feldgrau-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Feldgrau appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #4D5D53 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #595953 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #5B5B53 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #4F5C5C Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #595959 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Feldgrau ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Feldgrau #4D5D53 Base
Ebony #555D50 ΔE 3.63
Gray Asparagus #465945 ΔE 4.90
Rifle Green #444C38 ΔE 7.85
Stormcloud #4F666A ΔE 8.15

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.