What color is #4B654D?

#4B654D 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 #4B654D?

The RGB value is 75, 101, 77: 75 red, 101 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B654D?

The complementary color is #654B63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B654D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B654D color

#4B654D rgb(75, 101, 77)

Shades of green

The hex color #4B654D is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 39.6% green and 30.2% blue (75, 101, 77).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 15% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Olive (#4B5D46), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.43:1).

#4B654D color codes

HEX	`#4B654D`
RGB	`rgb(75, 101, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 39.6%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 15%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 26%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 24%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.15, -15, 10.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.15, 18.33, 144.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.895, 11.339, 8.74)`
Decimal	`4941133`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B654D, 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 #4B654D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4B654D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	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 #4B654D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b654d; }
.text { color: #4b654d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b654d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 101 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b654d, #4b655a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #4B654D?: #4B654D 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 #4B654D?: The RGB value is 75, 101, 77: 75 red, 101 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B654D?: The complementary color is #654B63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B654D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.