What color is #4B713A?

#4B713A is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Botanical. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B713A?

The RGB value is 75, 113, 58: 75 red, 113 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B713A?

The complementary color is #603A71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B713A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.72:1 and white text 5.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B713A color

#4B713A rgb(75, 113, 58)

Shades of green

The hex color #4B713A is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 44.3% green and 22.7% blue (75, 113, 58).

Its hue angle is 101°, with 32% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 49% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Botanical (#4D6E2F), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.64:1).

#4B713A color codes

HEX	`#4B713A`
RGB	`rgb(75, 113, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 44.3%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(101, 32%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(101, 49%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 49%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.67, -24.59, 26.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.67, 35.96, 133.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.57, 13.611, 6.125)`
Decimal	`4944186`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B713A, 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 #4B713A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4B713A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.72:1	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 #4B713A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b713a; }
.text { color: #4b713a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b713a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 113 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b713a, #3a7144); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4B713A?: #4B713A is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Botanical. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B713A?: The RGB value is 75, 113, 58: 75 red, 113 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B713A?: The complementary color is #603A71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B713A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.72:1 and white text 5.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.