What color is #4B6A65?

#4B6A65 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B6A65?

The RGB value is 75, 106, 101: 75 red, 106 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B6A65?

The complementary color is #6A4B50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B6A65?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.55:1 and white text 5.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B6A65 color

#4B6A65 rgb(75, 106, 101)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4B6A65 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 41.6% green and 39.6% blue (75, 106, 101).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 17% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.92:1).

#4B6A65 color codes

HEX	`#4B6A65`
RGB	`rgb(75, 106, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 41.6%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 17%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 29%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 5%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.37, -12.43, -0.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.37, 12.46, 183.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.404, 12.743, 14.221)`
Decimal	`4942437`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B6A65, 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 #4B6A65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4B6A65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	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 #4B6A65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b6a65; }
.text { color: #4b6a65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b6a65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 106 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b6a65, #4b606a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #4B6A65?: #4B6A65 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B6A65?: The RGB value is 75, 106, 101: 75 red, 106 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B6A65?: The complementary color is #6A4B50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B6A65?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.55:1 and white text 5.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.