What color is #4B603B?

#4B603B is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Turf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B603B?

The RGB value is 75, 96, 59: 75 red, 96 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B603B?

The complementary color is #503B60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B603B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and white text 6.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B603B color

#4B603B rgb(75, 96, 59)

Shades of green

The hex color #4B603B is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 37.6% green and 23.1% blue (75, 96, 59).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 24% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Turf (#415B36), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.92:1).

#4B603B color codes

HEX	`#4B603B`
RGB	`rgb(75, 96, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 37.6%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 24%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 39%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 39%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.16, -15.48, 18.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.16, 24.21, 129.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.874, 10.177, 5.686)`
Decimal	`4939835`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B603B, 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 #4B603B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4B603B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.92:1	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 #4B603B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b603b; }
.text { color: #4b603b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b603b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 96 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b603b, #3b603e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4B603B?: #4B603B is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Turf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B603B?: The RGB value is 75, 96, 59: 75 red, 96 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B603B?: The complementary color is #503B60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B603B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and white text 6.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.