What color is #4B5E58?

#4B5E58 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Rosemary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B5E58?

The RGB value is 75, 94, 88: 75 red, 94 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B5E58?

The complementary color is #5E4B51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B5E58?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and white text 6.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B5E58 color

#4B5E58 rgb(75, 94, 88)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4B5E58 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 36.9% green and 34.5% blue (75, 94, 88).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 11% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Rosemary (#405E5C), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.91:1).

#4B5E58 color codes

HEX	`#4B5E58`
RGB	`rgb(75, 94, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 36.9%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 11%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 20%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 6%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.21, -8.62, 1.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.21, 8.69, 173.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.665, 10.206, 10.744)`
Decimal	`4939352`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B5E58, 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 #4B5E58	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4B5E58 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	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 #4B5E58 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b5e58; }
.text { color: #4b5e58; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b5e58; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 94 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b5e58, #4b5b5e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4B5E58?: #4B5E58 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Rosemary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B5E58?: The RGB value is 75, 94, 88: 75 red, 94 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B5E58?: The complementary color is #5E4B51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B5E58?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and white text 6.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.