What color is #4B5F29?

#4B5F29 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Bimi Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B5F29?

The RGB value is 75, 95, 41: 75 red, 95 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B5F29?

The complementary color is #3D295F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B5F29?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B5F29 color

#4B5F29 rgb(75, 95, 41)

Shades of green

The hex color #4B5F29 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 37.3% green and 16.1% blue (75, 95, 41).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 40% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 57% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Bimi Green (#54682B), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.08:1).

#4B5F29 color codes

HEX	`#4B5F29`
RGB	`rgb(75, 95, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 37.3%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 40%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 57%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 57%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.55, -17.39, 28.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.55, 33.05, 121.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.394, 9.84, 3.607)`
Decimal	`4939561`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B5F29, 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 #4B5F29	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B5F29 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	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 #4B5F29 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b5f29; }
.text { color: #4b5f29; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b5f29; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 95 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b5f29, #305f29); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4B5F29?: #4B5F29 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Bimi Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B5F29?: The RGB value is 75, 95, 41: 75 red, 95 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B5F29?: The complementary color is #3D295F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B5F29?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.