What color is #4B7B55?

#4B7B55 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Amazon. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B7B55?

The RGB value is 75, 123, 85: 75 red, 123 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B7B55?

The complementary color is #7B4B71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B7B55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.26:1 and white text 4.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B7B55 color

#4B7B55 rgb(75, 123, 85)

Shades of green

The hex color #4B7B55 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 48.2% green and 33.3% blue (75, 123, 85).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 24% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Amazon (#387B54), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.93:1).

#4B7B55 color codes

HEX	`#4B7B55`
RGB	`rgb(75, 123, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 48.2%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 24%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 39%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 31%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.39, -25.04, 15.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.39, 29.6, 147.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.624, 16.317, 11.13)`
Decimal	`4946773`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B7B55, 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 #4B7B55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4B7B55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.26:1	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 #4B7B55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b7b55; }
.text { color: #4b7b55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b7b55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 123 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b7b55, #4b7b6d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4B7B55?: #4B7B55 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Amazon. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B7B55?: The RGB value is 75, 123, 85: 75 red, 123 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B7B55?: The complementary color is #7B4B71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B7B55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.26:1 and white text 4.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.