What color is #4B5D57?

#4B5D57 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Woodland Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B5D57?

The RGB value is 75, 93, 87: 75 red, 93 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B5D57?

The complementary color is #5D4B51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B5D57?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 6.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B5D57 color

#4B5D57 rgb(75, 93, 87)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4B5D57 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 36.5% green and 34.1% blue (75, 93, 87).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 11% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Woodland Night (#475C5D), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.99:1).

#4B5D57 color codes

HEX	`#4B5D57`
RGB	`rgb(75, 93, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 36.5%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 11%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 19%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 6%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.86, -8.27, 1.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.86, 8.35, 172)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.536, 10.012, 10.498)`
Decimal	`4939095`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B5D57, 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 #4B5D57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4B5D57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #4B5D57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b5d57; }
.text { color: #4b5d57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b5d57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 93 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b5d57, #4b5a5d); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #4B5D57?: #4B5D57 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Woodland Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B5D57?: The RGB value is 75, 93, 87: 75 red, 93 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B5D57?: The complementary color is #5D4B51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B5D57?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 6.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.