What color is #4B5E4E?

#4B5E4E is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Muddy Olive. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B5E4E?

The RGB value is 75, 94, 78: 75 red, 94 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B5E4E?

The complementary color is #5E4B5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B5E4E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B5E4E color

#4B5E4E rgb(75, 94, 78)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4B5E4E is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 36.9% green and 30.6% blue (75, 94, 78).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 11% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Olive (#4B5D46), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.98:1).

#4B5E4E color codes

HEX	`#4B5E4E`
RGB	`rgb(75, 94, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 36.9%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 11%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 20%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 17%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.93, -10.83, 6.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.93, 12.8, 147.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.279, 10.051, 8.71)`
Decimal	`4939342`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B5E4E, 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 #4B5E4E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4B5E4E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	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 #4B5E4E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b5e4e; }
.text { color: #4b5e4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b5e4e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 94 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b5e4e, #4b5e58); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #4B5E4E?: #4B5E4E is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Muddy Olive. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B5E4E?: The RGB value is 75, 94, 78: 75 red, 94 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B5E4E?: The complementary color is #5E4B5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B5E4E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.