What color is #4B5131?

#4B5131 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Broccoli Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B5131?

The RGB value is 75, 81, 49: 75 red, 81 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B5131?

The complementary color is #373151, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B5131?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and white text 8.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B5131 color

#4B5131 rgb(75, 81, 49)

Shades of green

The hex color #4B5131 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 31.8% green and 19.2% blue (75, 81, 49).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 25% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Broccoli Green (#4B5338), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.33:1).

#4B5131 color codes

HEX	`#4B5131`
RGB	`rgb(75, 81, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 31.8%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 25%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 40%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 40%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.14, -8.42, 18.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.14, 19.91, 115)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.398, 7.603, 4.035)`
Decimal	`4935985`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B5131, 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 #4B5131	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B5131 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	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 #4B5131 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b5131; }
.text { color: #4b5131; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b5131; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 81 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b5131, #3b5131); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4B5131?: #4B5131 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Broccoli Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B5131?: The RGB value is 75, 81, 49: 75 red, 81 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B5131?: The complementary color is #373151, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B5131?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and white text 8.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.