What color is #4B7045?

#4B7045 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 #4B7045?

The RGB value is 75, 112, 69: 75 red, 112 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B7045?

The complementary color is #6A4570, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B7045?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.7:1 and white text 5.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B7045 color

#4B7045 rgb(75, 112, 69)

Shades of green

The hex color #4B7045 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 43.9% green and 27.1% blue (75, 112, 69).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 24% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Under the Radar (#476E42), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.67:1).

#4B7045 color codes

HEX	`#4B7045`
RGB	`rgb(75, 112, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 43.9%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 24%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 38%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 38%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.53, -22.37, 19.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.53, 29.9, 138.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.77, 13.513, 7.723)`
Decimal	`4943941`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B7045, 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 #4B7045	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4B7045 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	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 #4B7045 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b7045; }
.text { color: #4b7045; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b7045; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 112 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b7045, #457054); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #4B7045?: #4B7045 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 #4B7045?: The RGB value is 75, 112, 69: 75 red, 112 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B7045?: The complementary color is #6A4570, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B7045?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.7:1 and white text 5.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.