What color is #4B7B43?

#4B7B43 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Fern Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B7B43?

The RGB value is 75, 123, 67: 75 red, 123 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B7B43?

The complementary color is #73437B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B7B43?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B7B43 color

#4B7B43 rgb(75, 123, 67)

Shades of green

The hex color #4B7B43 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 48.2% green and 26.3% blue (75, 123, 67).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 29% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Fern Green (#4F7942), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

#4B7B43 color codes

HEX	`#4B7B43`
RGB	`rgb(75, 123, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 48.2%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 29%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 46%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 46%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.06, -28.17, 25.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.06, 38.04, 137.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.997, 16.066, 7.831)`
Decimal	`4946755`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B7B43, 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 #4B7B43	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4B7B43 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	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 #4B7B43 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b7b43; }
.text { color: #4b7b43; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b7b43; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 123 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b7b43, #437b57); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4B7B43?: #4B7B43 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Fern Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B7B43?: The RGB value is 75, 123, 67: 75 red, 123 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B7B43?: The complementary color is #73437B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B7B43?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.