What color is #4B6150?

#4B6150 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 #4B6150?

The RGB value is 75, 97, 80: 75 red, 97 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B6150?

The complementary color is #614B5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B6150?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B6150 color

#4B6150 rgb(75, 97, 80)

Shades of green

The hex color #4B6150 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 38% green and 31.4% blue (75, 97, 80).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 13% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Olive (#4B5D46), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.72:1).

#4B6150 color codes

HEX	`#4B6150`
RGB	`rgb(75, 97, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 38%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 13%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 23%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 18%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.94, -12.13, 7.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.94, 14.01, 149.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.624, 10.624, 9.184)`
Decimal	`4940112`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B6150, 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 #4B6150	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4B6150 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	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 #4B6150 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b6150; }
.text { color: #4b6150; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b6150; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 97 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b6150, #4b615b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #4B6150?: #4B6150 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 #4B6150?: The RGB value is 75, 97, 80: 75 red, 97 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B6150?: The complementary color is #614B5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B6150?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.