What color is #4B7414?

#4B7414 is a dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Over the Hills. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B7414?

The RGB value is 75, 116, 20: 75 red, 116 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B7414?

The complementary color is #3D1474, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B7414?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B7414 color

#4B7414 rgb(75, 116, 20)

Shades of green

The hex color #4B7414 is a dark, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 45.5% green and 7.8% blue (75, 116, 20).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 71% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 83% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Over the Hills (#4D6D08), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.52:1).

#4B7414 color codes

HEX	`#4B7414`
RGB	`rgb(75, 116, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 45.5%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 71%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 83%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 83%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.29, -29.67, 44.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.29, 53.35, 123.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.273, 14.037, 2.882)`
Decimal	`4944916`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B7414, 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 #4B7414	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4B7414 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	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 #4B7414 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b7414; }
.text { color: #4b7414; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b7414; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 116 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b7414, #1b7414); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4B7414?: #4B7414 is a dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Over the Hills. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B7414?: The RGB value is 75, 116, 20: 75 red, 116 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B7414?: The complementary color is #3D1474, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B7414?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.