What color is #4B4937?

#4B4937 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 #4B4937?

The RGB value is 75, 73, 55: 75 red, 73 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B4937?

The complementary color is #37394B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B4937?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B4937 color

#4B4937 rgb(75, 73, 55)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4B4937 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 28.6% green and 21.6% blue (75, 73, 55).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 15% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 27% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Olive Leaf (#4E4B35), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.1:1).

#4B4937 color codes

HEX	`#4B4937`
RGB	`rgb(75, 73, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 28.6%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 15%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 27%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 27%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.73, -2.62, 11.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.73, 11.41, 103.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.974, 6.537, 4.561)`
Decimal	`4933943`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B4937, 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 #4B4937	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B4937 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	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 #4B4937 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b4937; }
.text { color: #4b4937; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b4937; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 73 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b4937, #434b37); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #4B4937?: #4B4937 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 #4B4937?: The RGB value is 75, 73, 55: 75 red, 73 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B4937?: The complementary color is #37394B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B4937?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.