What color is #4B814B?

#4B814B is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Beanpole. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B814B?

The RGB value is 75, 129, 75: 75 red, 129 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B814B?

The complementary color is #814B81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B814B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 and white text 4.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B814B color

#4B814B rgb(75, 129, 75)

Shades of green

The hex color #4B814B is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 50.6% green and 29.4% blue (75, 129, 75).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 26% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Beanpole (#4E8747), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.62:1).

#4B814B color codes

HEX	`#4B814B`
RGB	`rgb(75, 129, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 50.6%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 26%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 42%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 42%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.13, -29.77, 23.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.13, 38.11, 141.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.021, 17.704, 9.439)`
Decimal	`4948299`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B814B, 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 #4B814B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4B814B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	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 #4B814B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b814b; }
.text { color: #4b814b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b814b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 129 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b814b, #4b8166); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4B814B?: #4B814B is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Beanpole. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B814B?: The RGB value is 75, 129, 75: 75 red, 129 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B814B?: The complementary color is #814B81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B814B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 and white text 4.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.