What color is #4B7862?

#4B7862 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Majorelle Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B7862?

The RGB value is 75, 120, 98: 75 red, 120 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B7862?

The complementary color is #784B61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B7862?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and white text 5.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B7862 color

#4B7862 rgb(75, 120, 98)

Shades of green

The hex color #4B7862 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 47.1% green and 38.4% blue (75, 120, 98).

Its hue angle is 151°, with 23% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Majorelle Gardens (#337766), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.05:1).

#4B7862 color codes

HEX	`#4B7862`
RGB	`rgb(75, 120, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 47.1%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(151, 23%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(151, 37%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 18%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.72, -20.78, 7.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.72, 22, 160.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.822, 15.81, 13.982)`
Decimal	`4946018`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B7862, 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 #4B7862	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4B7862 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	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 #4B7862 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b7862; }
.text { color: #4b7862; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b7862; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 120 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b7862, #4b7878); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #4B7862?: #4B7862 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Majorelle Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B7862?: The RGB value is 75, 120, 98: 75 red, 120 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B7862?: The complementary color is #784B61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B7862?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and white text 5.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.