What color is #4B4630?

#4B4630 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 #4B4630?

The RGB value is 75, 70, 48: 75 red, 70 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B4630?

The complementary color is #30354B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B4630?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B4630 color

#4B4630 rgb(75, 70, 48)

Shades of brown

The hex color #4B4630 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 27.5% green and 18.8% blue (75, 70, 48).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 22% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 36% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Olive Leaf (#4E4B35), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.47:1).

#4B4630 color codes

HEX	`#4B4630`
RGB	`rgb(75, 70, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 27.5%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 22%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 36%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 36%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.64, -1.86, 14.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.64, 14.18, 97.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.625, 6.09, 3.675)`
Decimal	`4933168`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B4630, 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 #4B4630	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B4630 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	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 #4B4630 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b4630; }
.text { color: #4b4630; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b4630; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 70 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b4630, #424b30); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #4B4630?: #4B4630 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 #4B4630?: The RGB value is 75, 70, 48: 75 red, 70 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B4630?: The complementary color is #30354B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B4630?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.