What color is #4B642E?

#4B642E is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Bimi Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B642E?

The RGB value is 75, 100, 46: 75 red, 100 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B642E?

The complementary color is #472E64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B642E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B642E color

#4B642E rgb(75, 100, 46)

Shades of green

The hex color #4B642E is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 39.2% green and 18% blue (75, 100, 46).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 37% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 54% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Bimi Green (#54682B), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.64:1).

#4B642E color codes

HEX	`#4B642E`
RGB	`rgb(75, 100, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 39.2%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 37%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 54%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 54%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.25, -19.48, 27.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.25, 33.63, 125.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.952, 10.807, 4.251)`
Decimal	`4940846`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B642E, 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 #4B642E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4B642E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	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 #4B642E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b642e; }
.text { color: #4b642e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b642e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 100 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b642e, #30642e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4B642E?: #4B642E is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Bimi Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B642E?: The RGB value is 75, 100, 46: 75 red, 100 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B642E?: The complementary color is #472E64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B642E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.