What color is #4B6056?

#4B6056 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 #4B6056?

The RGB value is 75, 96, 86: 75 red, 96 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B6056?

The complementary color is #604B55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B6056?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B6056 color

#4B6056 rgb(75, 96, 86)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4B6056 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 37.6% green and 33.7% blue (75, 96, 86).

Its hue angle is 151°, with 12% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 62% 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 6.76:1).

#4B6056 color codes

HEX	`#4B6056`
RGB	`rgb(75, 96, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 37.6%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(151, 12%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(151, 22%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 10%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.78, -10.25, 3.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.78, 10.71, 163.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.764, 10.533, 10.374)`
Decimal	`4939862`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B6056, 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 #4B6056	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4B6056 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	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 #4B6056 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b6056; }
.text { color: #4b6056; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b6056; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 96 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b6056, #4b6060); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #4B6056?: #4B6056 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 #4B6056?: The RGB value is 75, 96, 86: 75 red, 96 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B6056?: The complementary color is #604B55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B6056?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.