What color is #4B4F3F?

#4B4F3F 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 #4B4F3F?

The RGB value is 75, 79, 63: 75 red, 79 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B4F3F?

The complementary color is #433F4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B4F3F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and white text 8.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B4F3F color

#4B4F3F rgb(75, 79, 63)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4B4F3F is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 31% green and 24.7% blue (75, 79, 63).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 11% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Kelp (#4D503C), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.44:1).

#4B4F3F color codes

HEX	`#4B4F3F`
RGB	`rgb(75, 79, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 31%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 11%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 20%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 20%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.8, -4.9, 8.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.8, 10.18, 118.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.595, 7.447, 5.792)`
Decimal	`4935487`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B4F3F, 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 #4B4F3F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B4F3F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	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 #4B4F3F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b4f3f; }
.text { color: #4b4f3f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b4f3f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 79 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b4f3f, #434f3f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #4B4F3F?: #4B4F3F 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 #4B4F3F?: The RGB value is 75, 79, 63: 75 red, 79 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B4F3F?: The complementary color is #433F4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B4F3F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and white text 8.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.