What color is #4B634F?

#4B634F 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 #4B634F?

The RGB value is 75, 99, 79: 75 red, 99 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B634F?

The complementary color is #634B5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B634F?

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.

#4B634F color

#4B634F rgb(75, 99, 79)

Shades of green

The hex color #4B634F is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 38.8% green and 31% blue (75, 99, 79).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 14% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Olive (#4B5D46), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#4B634F color codes

HEX	`#4B634F`
RGB	`rgb(75, 99, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 38.8%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 14%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 24%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 20%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.55, -13.48, 8.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.55, 15.93, 147.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.774, 10.984, 9.053)`
Decimal	`4940623`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B634F, 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 #4B634F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4B634F 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 #4B634F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b634f; }
.text { color: #4b634f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b634f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 99 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b634f, #4b635b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #4B634F?: #4B634F 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 #4B634F?: The RGB value is 75, 99, 79: 75 red, 99 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B634F?: The complementary color is #634B5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B634F?: 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.