What color is #4B5339?

#4B5339 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 #4B5339?

The RGB value is 75, 83, 57: 75 red, 83 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B5339?

The complementary color is #413953, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B5339?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B5339 color

#4B5339 rgb(75, 83, 57)

Shades of green

The hex color #4B5339 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 32.5% green and 22.4% blue (75, 83, 57).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 19% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Broccoli Green (#4B5338), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.09:1).

#4B5339 color codes

HEX	`#4B5339`
RGB	`rgb(75, 83, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 32.5%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 19%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 31%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 31%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.94, -8.36, 14.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.94, 16.49, 120.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.733, 7.978, 5.055)`
Decimal	`4936505`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B5339, 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 #4B5339	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B5339 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	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 #4B5339 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b5339; }
.text { color: #4b5339; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b5339; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 83 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b5339, #3e5339); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #4B5339?: #4B5339 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 #4B5339?: The RGB value is 75, 83, 57: 75 red, 83 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B5339?: The complementary color is #413953, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B5339?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.