What color is #4B6337?

#4B6337 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Greenhouse. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B6337?

The RGB value is 75, 99, 55: 75 red, 99 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B6337?

The complementary color is #4F3763, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B6337?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B6337 color

#4B6337 rgb(75, 99, 55)

Shades of green

The hex color #4B6337 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 38.8% green and 21.6% blue (75, 99, 55).

Its hue angle is 93°, with 29% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Greenhouse (#3E6334), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.69:1).

#4B6337 color codes

HEX	`#4B6337`
RGB	`rgb(75, 99, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 38.8%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(93, 29%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(93, 44%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 44%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.06, -17.73, 22.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.06, 28.35, 128.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.053, 10.695, 5.254)`
Decimal	`4940599`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B6337, 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 #4B6337	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4B6337 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	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 #4B6337 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b6337; }
.text { color: #4b6337; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b6337; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 99 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b6337, #376339); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4B6337?: #4B6337 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Greenhouse. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B6337?: The RGB value is 75, 99, 55: 75 red, 99 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B6337?: The complementary color is #4F3763, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B6337?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.