What color is #4B6455?

#4B6455 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Ethereal Woods. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B6455?

The RGB value is 75, 100, 85: 75 red, 100 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B6455?

The complementary color is #644B5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B6455?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B6455 color

#4B6455 rgb(75, 100, 85)

Shades of green

The hex color #4B6455 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 39.2% green and 33.3% blue (75, 100, 85).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 14% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Woods (#3E5E4E), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.46:1).

#4B6455 color codes

HEX	`#4B6455`
RGB	`rgb(75, 100, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 39.2%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 14%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 25%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 15%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.02, -12.76, 5.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.02, 13.9, 156.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.098, 11.266, 10.288)`
Decimal	`4940885`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B6455, 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 #4B6455	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4B6455 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	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 #4B6455 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b6455; }
.text { color: #4b6455; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b6455; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 100 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b6455, #4b6462); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #4B6455?: #4B6455 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Ethereal Woods. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B6455?: The RGB value is 75, 100, 85: 75 red, 100 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B6455?: The complementary color is #644B5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B6455?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.