What color is #4B5D40?

#4B5D40 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Heavy Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B5D40?

The RGB value is 75, 93, 64: 75 red, 93 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B5D40?

The complementary color is #52405D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B5D40?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and white text 7.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B5D40 color

#4B5D40 rgb(75, 93, 64)

Shades of green

The hex color #4B5D40 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 36.5% green and 25.1% blue (75, 93, 64).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 18% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Green (#49583E), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.15:1).

#4B5D40 color codes

HEX	`#4B5D40`
RGB	`rgb(75, 93, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 36.5%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 18%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 31%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 31%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.29, -12.96, 14.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.29, 19.42, 131.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.741, 9.695, 6.313)`
Decimal	`4939072`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B5D40, 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 #4B5D40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B5D40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	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 #4B5D40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b5d40; }
.text { color: #4b5d40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b5d40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 93 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b5d40, #405d44); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #4B5D40?: #4B5D40 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Heavy Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B5D40?: The RGB value is 75, 93, 64: 75 red, 93 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B5D40?: The complementary color is #52405D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B5D40?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and white text 7.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.