What color is #4B6553?

#4B6553 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 #4B6553?

The RGB value is 75, 101, 83: 75 red, 101 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B6553?

The complementary color is #654B5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B6553?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.29:1 and white text 6.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B6553 color

#4B6553 rgb(75, 101, 83)

Shades of green

The hex color #4B6553 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 39.6% green and 32.5% blue (75, 101, 83).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 15% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Woods (#3E5E4E), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.39:1).

#4B6553 color codes

HEX	`#4B6553`
RGB	`rgb(75, 101, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 39.6%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 15%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 26%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 18%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.29, -13.76, 7.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.29, 15.48, 152.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.116, 11.427, 9.907)`
Decimal	`4941139`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B6553, 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 #4B6553	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4B6553 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	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 #4B6553 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b6553; }
.text { color: #4b6553; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b6553; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 101 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b6553, #4b6560); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #4B6553?: #4B6553 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 #4B6553?: The RGB value is 75, 101, 83: 75 red, 101 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B6553?: The complementary color is #654B5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B6553?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.29:1 and white text 6.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.