What color is #4B523F?

#4B523F 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 #4B523F?

The RGB value is 75, 82, 63: 75 red, 82 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B523F?

The complementary color is #463F52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B523F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B523F color

#4B523F rgb(75, 82, 63)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4B523F is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 32.2% green and 24.7% blue (75, 82, 63).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 13% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Kelp (#4D503C), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.15:1).

#4B523F color codes

HEX	`#4B523F`
RGB	`rgb(75, 82, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 32.2%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 13%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 23%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 23%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.75, -6.71, 10.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.75, 12.25, 123.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.816, 7.889, 5.865)`
Decimal	`4936255`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B523F, 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 #4B523F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B523F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	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 #4B523F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b523f; }
.text { color: #4b523f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b523f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 82 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b523f, #42523f); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #4B523F?: #4B523F 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 #4B523F?: The RGB value is 75, 82, 63: 75 red, 82 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B523F?: The complementary color is #463F52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B523F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.