What color is #4B6755?

#4B6755 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color June Ivy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B6755?

The RGB value is 75, 103, 85: 75 red, 103 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B6755?

The complementary color is #674B5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B6755?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B6755 color

#4B6755 rgb(75, 103, 85)

Shades of green

The hex color #4B6755 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 40.4% green and 33.3% blue (75, 103, 85).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 16% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is June Ivy (#416858), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.23:1).

#4B6755 color codes

HEX	`#4B6755`
RGB	`rgb(75, 103, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 40.4%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 16%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 27%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 17%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.98, -14.45, 6.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.98, 16, 154.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.391, 11.852, 10.385)`
Decimal	`4941653`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B6755, 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 #4B6755	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4B6755 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	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 #4B6755 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b6755; }
.text { color: #4b6755; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b6755; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 103 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b6755, #4b6763); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #4B6755?: #4B6755 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color June Ivy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B6755?: The RGB value is 75, 103, 85: 75 red, 103 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B6755?: The complementary color is #674B5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B6755?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.