What color is #4B603E?

#4B603E 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 #4B603E?

The RGB value is 75, 96, 62: 75 red, 96 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B603E?

The complementary color is #533E60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B603E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and white text 6.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B603E color

#4B603E rgb(75, 96, 62)

Shades of green

The hex color #4B603E is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 37.6% green and 24.3% blue (75, 96, 62).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 22% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Turf (#415B36), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.9:1).

#4B603E color codes

HEX	`#4B603E`
RGB	`rgb(75, 96, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 37.6%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 22%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 35%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 35%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.22, -14.99, 16.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.22, 22.6, 131.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.954, 10.209, 6.108)`
Decimal	`4939838`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B603E, 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 #4B603E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4B603E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.9:1	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 #4B603E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b603e; }
.text { color: #4b603e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b603e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 96 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b603e, #3e6042); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4B603E?: #4B603E 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 #4B603E?: The RGB value is 75, 96, 62: 75 red, 96 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B603E?: The complementary color is #533E60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B603E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and white text 6.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.