What color is #4B4E3C?

#4B4E3C is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Kelp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B4E3C?

The RGB value is 75, 78, 60: 75 red, 78 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B4E3C?

The complementary color is #3F3C4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B4E3C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.45:1 and white text 8.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B4E3C color

#4B4E3C rgb(75, 78, 60)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4B4E3C is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 30.6% green and 23.5% blue (75, 78, 60).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 13% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Kelp (#4D503C), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.56:1).

#4B4E3C color codes

HEX	`#4B4E3C`
RGB	`rgb(75, 78, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 30.6%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 13%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 23%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 23%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.42, -4.83, 10.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.42, 11.36, 115.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.442, 7.271, 5.338)`
Decimal	`4935228`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B4E3C, 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 #4B4E3C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B4E3C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	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 #4B4E3C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b4e3c; }
.text { color: #4b4e3c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b4e3c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 78 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b4e3c, #424e3c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #4B4E3C?: #4B4E3C is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Kelp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B4E3C?: The RGB value is 75, 78, 60: 75 red, 78 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B4E3C?: The complementary color is #3F3C4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B4E3C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.45:1 and white text 8.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.