What color is #4B6350?

#4B6350 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 #4B6350?

The RGB value is 75, 99, 80: 75 red, 99 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B6350?

The complementary color is #634B5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B6350?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.2:1 and white text 6.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B6350 color

#4B6350 rgb(75, 99, 80)

Shades of green

The hex color #4B6350 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 38.8% green and 31.4% blue (75, 99, 80).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 14% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Olive (#4B5D46), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.56:1).

#4B6350 color codes

HEX	`#4B6350`
RGB	`rgb(75, 99, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 38.8%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 14%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 24%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 19%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.58, -13.27, 7.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.58, 15.45, 149.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.811, 10.998, 9.247)`
Decimal	`4940624`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B6350, 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 #4B6350	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4B6350 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.56:1	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 #4B6350 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b6350; }
.text { color: #4b6350; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b6350; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 99 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b6350, #4b635c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #4B6350?: #4B6350 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 #4B6350?: The RGB value is 75, 99, 80: 75 red, 99 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B6350?: The complementary color is #634B5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B6350?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.2:1 and white text 6.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.