What color is #4B6B56?

#4B6B56 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 #4B6B56?

The RGB value is 75, 107, 86: 75 red, 107 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B6B56?

The complementary color is #6B4B60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B6B56?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B6B56 color

#4B6B56 rgb(75, 107, 86)

Shades of green

The hex color #4B6B56 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 42% green and 33.7% blue (75, 107, 86).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 18% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 58% 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 5.94:1).

#4B6B56 color codes

HEX	`#4B6B56`
RGB	`rgb(75, 107, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 42%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 18%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 30%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 20%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.28, -16.45, 8.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.28, 18.33, 153.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.839, 12.683, 10.732)`
Decimal	`4942678`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B6B56, 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 #4B6B56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4B6B56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	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 #4B6B56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b6b56; }
.text { color: #4b6b56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b6b56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 107 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b6b56, #4b6b66); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #4B6B56?: #4B6B56 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 #4B6B56?: The RGB value is 75, 107, 86: 75 red, 107 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B6B56?: The complementary color is #6B4B60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B6B56?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.