What color is #4B665A?

#4B665A is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color June Ivy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B665A?

The RGB value is 75, 102, 90: 75 red, 102 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B665A?

The complementary color is #664B57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B665A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.35:1 and white text 6.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B665A color

#4B665A rgb(75, 102, 90)

Shades of green

The hex color #4B665A is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 40% green and 35.3% blue (75, 102, 90).

Its hue angle is 153°, with 15% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is June Ivy (#416858), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.27:1).

#4B665A color codes

HEX	`#4B665A`
RGB	`rgb(75, 102, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 40%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(153, 15%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(153, 26%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 12%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.79, -12.78, 3.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.79, 13.26, 164.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.498, 11.736, 11.436)`
Decimal	`4941402`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B665A, 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 #4B665A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4B665A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.35:1	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 #4B665A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b665a; }
.text { color: #4b665a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b665a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 102 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b665a, #4b6566); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #4B665A?: #4B665A is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color June Ivy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B665A?: The RGB value is 75, 102, 90: 75 red, 102 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B665A?: The complementary color is #664B57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B665A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.35:1 and white text 6.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.