What color is #4B4838?

#4B4838 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B4838?

The RGB value is 75, 72, 56: 75 red, 72 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B4838?

The complementary color is #383B4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B4838?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B4838 color

#4B4838 rgb(75, 72, 56)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4B4838 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 28.2% green and 22% blue (75, 72, 56).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 15% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 25% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Olive Leaf (#4E4B35), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.2:1).

#4B4838 color codes

HEX	`#4B4838`
RGB	`rgb(75, 72, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 28.2%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 15%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 25%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 25%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.44, -1.83, 10.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.44, 10.24, 100.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.933, 6.416, 4.667)`
Decimal	`4933688`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B4838, 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 #4B4838	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B4838 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	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 #4B4838 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b4838; }
.text { color: #4b4838; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b4838; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 72 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b4838, #454b38); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #4B4838?: #4B4838 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B4838?: The RGB value is 75, 72, 56: 75 red, 72 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B4838?: The complementary color is #383B4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B4838?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.