What color is #4B5649?

#4B5649 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 #4B5649?

The RGB value is 75, 86, 73: 75 red, 86 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B5649?

The complementary color is #544956, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B5649?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B5649 color

#4B5649 rgb(75, 86, 73)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4B5649 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 33.7% green and 28.6% blue (75, 86, 73).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 8% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Hush (#4E5A4A), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.7:1).

#4B5649 color codes

HEX	`#4B5649`
RGB	`rgb(75, 86, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 33.7%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 8%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 15%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 15%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.27, -7.17, 6.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.27, 9.43, 139.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.432, 8.632, 7.577)`
Decimal	`4937289`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B5649, 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 #4B5649	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B5649 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	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 #4B5649 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b5649; }
.text { color: #4b5649; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b5649; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 86 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b5649, #49564e); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #4B5649?: #4B5649 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 #4B5649?: The RGB value is 75, 86, 73: 75 red, 86 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B5649?: The complementary color is #544956, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B5649?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.