What color is #4B864A?

#4B864A is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Beanpole. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B864A?

The RGB value is 75, 134, 74: 75 red, 134 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B864A?

The complementary color is #854A86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B864A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 and white text 4.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B864A color

#4B864A rgb(75, 134, 74)

Shades of green

The hex color #4B864A is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 52.5% green and 29% blue (75, 134, 74).

Its hue angle is 119°, with 29% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 0% magenta, 45% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Beanpole (#4E8747), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.81:1).

#4B864A color codes

HEX	`#4B864A`
RGB	`rgb(75, 134, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 52.5%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(119, 29%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(119, 45%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 0%, 45%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.73, -32.28, 26.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.73, 41.7, 140.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.662, 19.04, 9.485)`
Decimal	`4949578`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B864A, 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 #4B864A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4B864A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.81:1	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 #4B864A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b864a; }
.text { color: #4b864a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b864a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 134 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b864a, #4a8667); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #4B864A?: #4B864A is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Beanpole. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B864A?: The RGB value is 75, 134, 74: 75 red, 134 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B864A?: The complementary color is #854A86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B864A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 and white text 4.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.