What color is #4B5338?

#4B5338 is a dark, grayish yellow-green known as Broccoli Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Broccoli Green?

The RGB value is 75, 83, 56: 75 red, 83 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Broccoli Green?

The complementary color is #403853, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B5338?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Broccoli Green color: hex code #4B5338

#4B5338 rgb(75, 83, 56)

Shades of green

Broccoli Green has the hex code #4B5338. It is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 32.5% green and 22% blue (75, 83, 56).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 19% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 67% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.1:1).

Broccoli Green (#4B5338) color codes

HEX	`#4B5338`
RGB	`rgb(75, 83, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 32.5%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 19%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 33%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 33%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.92, -8.52, 14.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.92, 17.08, 119.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.709, 7.968, 4.925)`
Decimal	`4936504`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Broccoli Green, 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 #4B5338	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B5338 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #4B5338 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b5338; }
.text { color: #4b5338; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b5338; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 83 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b5338, #3e5338); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

See #4B5338 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #4B5338?: #4B5338 is a dark, grayish yellow-green known as Broccoli Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Broccoli Green?: The RGB value is 75, 83, 56: 75 red, 83 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Broccoli Green?: The complementary color is #403853, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B5338?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.