What color is #4B6448?

#4B6448 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 #4B6448?

The RGB value is 75, 100, 72: 75 red, 100 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B6448?

The complementary color is #614864, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B6448?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B6448 color

#4B6448 rgb(75, 100, 72)

Shades of green

The hex color #4B6448 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 39.2% green and 28.2% blue (75, 100, 72).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 16% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Olive (#4B5D46), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.53:1).

#4B6448 color codes

HEX	`#4B6448`
RGB	`rgb(75, 100, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 39.2%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 16%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 28%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 28%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.71, -15.42, 12.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.71, 20.13, 139.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.628, 11.078, 7.813)`
Decimal	`4940872`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B6448, 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 #4B6448	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4B6448 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	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 #4B6448 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b6448; }
.text { color: #4b6448; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b6448; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 100 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b6448, #486453); }

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Questions

What color is #4B6448?: #4B6448 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 #4B6448?: The RGB value is 75, 100, 72: 75 red, 100 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B6448?: The complementary color is #614864, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B6448?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.