What color is #4B7564?

#4B7564 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Majorelle Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B7564?

The RGB value is 75, 117, 100: 75 red, 117 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B7564?

The complementary color is #754B5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B7564?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.03:1 and white text 5.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B7564 color

#4B7564 rgb(75, 117, 100)

Shades of green

The hex color #4B7564 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 45.9% green and 39.2% blue (75, 117, 100).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 22% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Majorelle Gardens (#337766), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.21:1).

#4B7564 color codes

HEX	`#4B7564`
RGB	`rgb(75, 117, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 45.9%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 22%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 36%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 15%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.82, -18.73, 4.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.82, 19.33, 165.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.562, 15.138, 14.367)`
Decimal	`4945252`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B7564, 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 #4B7564	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4B7564 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	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 #4B7564 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b7564; }
.text { color: #4b7564; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b7564; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 117 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b7564, #4b7175); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #4B7564?: #4B7564 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Majorelle Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B7564?: The RGB value is 75, 117, 100: 75 red, 117 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B7564?: The complementary color is #754B5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B7564?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.03:1 and white text 5.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.