What color is #4B6561?

#4B6561 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B6561?

The RGB value is 75, 101, 97: 75 red, 101 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B6561?

The complementary color is #654B4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B6561?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B6561 color

#4B6561 rgb(75, 101, 97)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4B6561 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 39.6% green and 38% blue (75, 101, 97).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 15% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.3:1).

#4B6561 color codes

HEX	`#4B6561`
RGB	`rgb(75, 101, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 39.6%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 15%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 26%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 4%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.68, -10.55, -0.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.68, 10.59, 184.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.712, 11.666, 13.047)`
Decimal	`4941153`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B6561, 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 #4B6561	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4B6561 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	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 #4B6561 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b6561; }
.text { color: #4b6561; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b6561; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 101 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b6561, #4b5c65); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #4B6561?: #4B6561 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B6561?: The RGB value is 75, 101, 97: 75 red, 101 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B6561?: The complementary color is #654B4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B6561?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.