What color is #4B683F?

#4B683F is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Under the Radar. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B683F?

The RGB value is 75, 104, 63: 75 red, 104 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B683F?

The complementary color is #5C3F68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B683F?

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.

#4B683F color

#4B683F rgb(75, 104, 63)

Shades of green

The hex color #4B683F is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 40.8% green and 24.7% blue (75, 104, 63).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 25% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Under the Radar (#476E42), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#4B683F color codes

HEX	`#4B683F`
RGB	`rgb(75, 104, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 40.8%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 25%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 39%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 39%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.82, -19.17, 19.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.82, 27.54, 134.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.749, 11.755, 6.51)`
Decimal	`4941887`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B683F, 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 #4B683F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4B683F 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 #4B683F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b683f; }
.text { color: #4b683f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b683f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 104 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b683f, #3f6848); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4B683F?: #4B683F is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Under the Radar. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B683F?: The RGB value is 75, 104, 63: 75 red, 104 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B683F?: The complementary color is #5C3F68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B683F?: 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.