What color is #4B5F45?

#4B5F45 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Muddy Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B5F45?

The RGB value is 75, 95, 69: 75 red, 95 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B5F45?

The complementary color is #59455F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B5F45?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B5F45 color

#4B5F45 rgb(75, 95, 69)

Shades of green

The hex color #4B5F45 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 37.3% green and 27.1% blue (75, 95, 69).

Its hue angle is 106°, with 16% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Olive (#4B5D46), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.95:1).

#4B5F45 color codes

HEX	`#4B5F45`
RGB	`rgb(75, 95, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 37.3%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(106, 16%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(106, 27%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 27%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.04, -13.19, 12.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.04, 18.14, 136.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.068, 10.11, 7.155)`
Decimal	`4939589`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B5F45, 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 #4B5F45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4B5F45 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	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 #4B5F45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b5f45; }
.text { color: #4b5f45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b5f45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 95 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b5f45, #455f4c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #4B5F45?: #4B5F45 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Muddy Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B5F45?: The RGB value is 75, 95, 69: 75 red, 95 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B5F45?: The complementary color is #59455F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B5F45?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.