What color is #4B5837?

#4B5837 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Zen Garden Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B5837?

The RGB value is 75, 88, 55: 75 red, 88 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B5837?

The complementary color is #443758, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B5837?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B5837 color

#4B5837 rgb(75, 88, 55)

Shades of green

The hex color #4B5837 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 34.5% green and 21.6% blue (75, 88, 55).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 23% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Zen Garden Olive (#445533), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.64:1).

#4B5837 color codes

HEX	`#4B5837`
RGB	`rgb(75, 88, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 34.5%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 23%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 37%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 37%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.5, -11.6, 17.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.5, 21, 123.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.081, 8.751, 4.93)`
Decimal	`4937783`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B5837, 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 #4B5837	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B5837 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	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 #4B5837 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b5837; }
.text { color: #4b5837; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b5837; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 88 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b5837, #3b5837); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #4B5837?: #4B5837 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Zen Garden Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B5837?: The RGB value is 75, 88, 55: 75 red, 88 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B5837?: The complementary color is #443758, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B5837?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.