What color is #4B553D?

#4B553D 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 #4B553D?

The RGB value is 75, 85, 61: 75 red, 85 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B553D?

The complementary color is #473D55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B553D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and white text 7.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B553D color

#4B553D rgb(75, 85, 61)

Shades of green

The hex color #4B553D is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 33.3% green and 23.9% blue (75, 85, 61).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 16% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Broccoli Green (#4B5338), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.88:1).

#4B553D color codes

HEX	`#4B553D`
RGB	`rgb(75, 85, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 33.3%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 16%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 28%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 28%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.66, -8.86, 12.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.66, 15.51, 124.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.992, 8.33, 5.653)`
Decimal	`4937021`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B553D, 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 #4B553D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B553D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	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 #4B553D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b553d; }
.text { color: #4b553d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b553d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 85 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b553d, #3f553d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #4B553D?: #4B553D 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 #4B553D?: The RGB value is 75, 85, 61: 75 red, 85 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B553D?: The complementary color is #473D55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B553D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and white text 7.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.