What color is #4B684B?

#4B684B is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B684B?

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

What is the complementary color of #4B684B?

The complementary color is #684B68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B684B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.38:1 and white text 6.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B684B color

#4B684B rgb(75, 104, 75)

Shades of green

The hex color #4B684B is a dark, grayish green.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 16% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.21:1).

#4B684B color codes

HEX	`#4B684B`
RGB	`rgb(75, 104, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 40.8%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 16%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 28%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 28%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.06, -17.04, 13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.06, 21.44, 142.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.122, 11.904, 8.472)`
Decimal	`4941899`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B684B, 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 #4B684B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4B684B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	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 #4B684B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b684b; }
.text { color: #4b684b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b684b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 104 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b684b, #4b685a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #4B684B?: #4B684B is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B684B?: The RGB value is 75, 104, 75: 75 red, 104 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B684B?: The complementary color is #684B68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B684B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.38:1 and white text 6.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.