What color is #4B5647?

#4B5647 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Verdant Hush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B5647?

The RGB value is 75, 86, 71: 75 red, 86 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B5647?

The complementary color is #524756, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B5647?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B5647 color

#4B5647 rgb(75, 86, 71)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4B5647 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 33.7% green and 27.8% blue (75, 86, 71).

Its hue angle is 104°, with 10% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Hush (#4E5A4A), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.72:1).

#4B5647 color codes

HEX	`#4B5647`
RGB	`rgb(75, 86, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 33.7%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(104, 10%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(104, 17%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 17%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.21, -7.57, 7.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.21, 10.52, 136.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.367, 8.606, 7.233)`
Decimal	`4937287`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B5647, 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 #4B5647	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B5647 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	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 #4B5647 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b5647; }
.text { color: #4b5647; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b5647; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 86 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b5647, #47564b); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #4B5647?: #4B5647 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Verdant Hush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B5647?: The RGB value is 75, 86, 71: 75 red, 86 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B5647?: The complementary color is #524756, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B5647?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.