What color is #4B736F?

#4B736F is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Tropical Rain. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B736F?

The RGB value is 75, 115, 111: 75 red, 115 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B736F?

The complementary color is #734B4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B736F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and white text 5.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B736F color

#4B736F rgb(75, 115, 111)

Shades of teal

The hex color #4B736F is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 45.1% green and 43.5% blue (75, 115, 111).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 21% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Rain (#447777), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.28:1).

#4B736F color codes

HEX	`#4B736F`
RGB	`rgb(75, 115, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 45.1%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 21%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 35%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 3%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.5, -14.96, -2.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.5, 15.13, 188.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.901, 14.904, 17.286)`
Decimal	`4944751`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B736F, 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 #4B736F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4B736F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	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 #4B736F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b736f; }
.text { color: #4b736f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b736f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 115 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b736f, #4b6373); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #4B736F?: #4B736F is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Tropical Rain. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B736F?: The RGB value is 75, 115, 111: 75 red, 115 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B736F?: The complementary color is #734B4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B736F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and white text 5.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.