What color is #4B5D00?

#4B5D00 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Forestial Outpost. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B5D00?

The RGB value is 75, 93, 0: 75 red, 93 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B5D00?

The complementary color is #12005D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B5D00?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B5D00 color

#4B5D00 rgb(75, 93, 0)

Shades of green

The hex color #4B5D00 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 36.5% green and 0% blue (75, 93, 0).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 100% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Forestial Outpost (#556611), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.33:1).

#4B5D00 color codes

HEX	`#4B5D00`
RGB	`rgb(75, 93, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 36.5%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 100%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 100%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 100%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.6, -19, 43.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.6, 47.37, 113.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.816, 9.325, 1.441)`
Decimal	`4939008`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B5D00, 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 #4B5D00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B5D00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	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 #4B5D00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b5d00; }
.text { color: #4b5d00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b5d00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 93 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b5d00, #1c5d00); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #4B5D00?: #4B5D00 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Forestial Outpost. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B5D00?: The RGB value is 75, 93, 0: 75 red, 93 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B5D00?: The complementary color is #12005D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B5D00?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.