What color is #4B7320?

#4B7320 is a dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Forest Empress. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B7320?

The RGB value is 75, 115, 32: 75 red, 115 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B7320?

The complementary color is #482073, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B7320?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.77:1 and white text 5.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B7320 color

#4B7320 rgb(75, 115, 32)

Shades of green

The hex color #4B7320 is a dark, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 45.1% green and 12.5% blue (75, 115, 32).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 56% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 72% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Forest Empress (#3D7016), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.57:1).

#4B7320 color codes

HEX	`#4B7320`
RGB	`rgb(75, 115, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 45.1%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 56%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 72%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 72%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.03, -28.42, 39.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.03, 48.74, 125.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.293, 13.861, 3.552)`
Decimal	`4944672`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B7320, 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 #4B7320	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4B7320 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	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 #4B7320 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b7320; }
.text { color: #4b7320; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b7320; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 115 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b7320, #217320); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4B7320?: #4B7320 is a dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Forest Empress. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B7320?: The RGB value is 75, 115, 32: 75 red, 115 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B7320?: The complementary color is #482073, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B7320?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.77:1 and white text 5.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.