What color is #4B625B?

#4B625B 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 #4B625B?

The RGB value is 75, 98, 91: 75 red, 98 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B625B?

The complementary color is #624B52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B625B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.2:1 and white text 6.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B625B color

#4B625B rgb(75, 98, 91)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4B625B is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 38.4% green and 35.7% blue (75, 98, 91).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 13% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.57:1).

#4B625B color codes

HEX	`#4B625B`
RGB	`rgb(75, 98, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 38.4%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 13%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 23%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 7%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.56, -10.26, 1.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.56, 10.32, 173.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.157, 10.986, 11.534)`
Decimal	`4940379`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B625B, 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 #4B625B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4B625B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	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 #4B625B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b625b; }
.text { color: #4b625b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b625b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 98 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b625b, #4b5e62); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #4B625B?: #4B625B 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 #4B625B?: The RGB value is 75, 98, 91: 75 red, 98 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B625B?: The complementary color is #624B52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B625B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.2:1 and white text 6.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.