What color is #4B4531?

#4B4531 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B4531?

The RGB value is 75, 69, 49: 75 red, 69 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B4531?

The complementary color is #31374B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B4531?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B4531 color

#4B4531 rgb(75, 69, 49)

Shades of brown

The hex color #4B4531 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 27.1% green and 19.2% blue (75, 69, 49).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 21% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 35% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Olive Leaf (#4E4B35), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.57:1).

#4B4531 color codes

HEX	`#4B4531`
RGB	`rgb(75, 69, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 27.1%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 21%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 35%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 35%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.35, -1.08, 13.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.35, 13.08, 94.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.584, 5.974, 3.764)`
Decimal	`4932913`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B4531, 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 #4B4531	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B4531 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	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 #4B4531 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b4531; }
.text { color: #4b4531; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b4531; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 69 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b4531, #444b31); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #4B4531?: #4B4531 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B4531?: The RGB value is 75, 69, 49: 75 red, 69 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B4531?: The complementary color is #31374B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B4531?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.