What color is #4B5435?

#4B5435 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 #4B5435?

The RGB value is 75, 84, 53: 75 red, 84 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B5435?

The complementary color is #3E3554, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B5435?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B5435 color

#4B5435 rgb(75, 84, 53)

Shades of green

The hex color #4B5435 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 32.9% green and 20.8% blue (75, 84, 53).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 23% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Broccoli Green (#4B5338), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.02:1).

#4B5435 color codes

HEX	`#4B5435`
RGB	`rgb(75, 84, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 32.9%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 23%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 37%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 37%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.18, -9.59, 16.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.18, 19.5, 119.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.715, 8.094, 4.576)`
Decimal	`4936757`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B5435, 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 #4B5435	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B5435 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	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 #4B5435 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b5435; }
.text { color: #4b5435; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b5435; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 84 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b5435, #3b5435); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #4B5435?: #4B5435 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 #4B5435?: The RGB value is 75, 84, 53: 75 red, 84 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B5435?: The complementary color is #3E3554, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B5435?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.