What color is #4B5F56?

#4B5F56 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B5F56?

The RGB value is 75, 95, 86: 75 red, 95 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B5F56?

The complementary color is #5F4B54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B5F56?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.07:1 and white text 6.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B5F56 color

#4B5F56 rgb(75, 95, 86)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4B5F56 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 37.3% green and 33.7% blue (75, 95, 86).

Its hue angle is 153°, with 12% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.84:1).

#4B5F56 color codes

HEX	`#4B5F56`
RGB	`rgb(75, 95, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 37.3%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(153, 12%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(153, 21%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 9%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.47, -9.67, 2.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.47, 10.02, 164.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.673, 10.352, 10.343)`
Decimal	`4939606`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B5F56, 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 #4B5F56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4B5F56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	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 #4B5F56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b5f56; }
.text { color: #4b5f56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b5f56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 95 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b5f56, #4b5e5f); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #4B5F56?: #4B5F56 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B5F56?: The RGB value is 75, 95, 86: 75 red, 95 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B5F56?: The complementary color is #5F4B54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B5F56?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.07:1 and white text 6.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.