What color is #4B695F?

#4B695F 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 #4B695F?

The RGB value is 75, 105, 95: 75 red, 105 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B695F?

The complementary color is #694B55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B695F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B695F color

#4B695F rgb(75, 105, 95)

Shades of green

The hex color #4B695F is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 41.2% green and 37.3% blue (75, 105, 95).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 17% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 59% 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 6.03:1).

#4B695F color codes

HEX	`#4B695F`
RGB	`rgb(75, 105, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 41.2%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 17%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 29%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 10%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.88, -13.31, 2.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.88, 13.48, 171.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.018, 12.425, 12.695)`
Decimal	`4942175`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B695F, 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 #4B695F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4B695F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	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 #4B695F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b695f; }
.text { color: #4b695f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b695f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 105 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b695f, #4b6469); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #4B695F?: #4B695F 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 #4B695F?: The RGB value is 75, 105, 95: 75 red, 105 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B695F?: The complementary color is #694B55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B695F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.