What color is #4B6159?

#4B6159 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 #4B6159?

The RGB value is 75, 97, 89: 75 red, 97 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B6159?

The complementary color is #614B53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B6159?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.15:1 and white text 6.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B6159 color

#4B6159 rgb(75, 97, 89)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4B6159 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 38% green and 34.9% blue (75, 97, 89).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 13% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.66:1).

#4B6159 color codes

HEX	`#4B6159`
RGB	`rgb(75, 97, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 38%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 13%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 23%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 8%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.18, -10.14, 1.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.18, 10.31, 169.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.979, 10.766, 11.054)`
Decimal	`4940121`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B6159, 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 #4B6159	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4B6159 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	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 #4B6159 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b6159; }
.text { color: #4b6159; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b6159; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 97 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b6159, #4b5e61); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #4B6159?: #4B6159 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 #4B6159?: The RGB value is 75, 97, 89: 75 red, 97 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B6159?: The complementary color is #614B53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B6159?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.15:1 and white text 6.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.