What color is #4B974B?

#4B974B is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Kryptonite Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B974B?

The RGB value is 75, 151, 75: 75 red, 151 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B974B?

The complementary color is #974B97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B974B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B974B color

#4B974B rgb(75, 151, 75)

Shades of green

The hex color #4B974B is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 59.2% green and 29.4% blue (75, 151, 75).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 34% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Kryptonite Green (#439946), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.83:1).

#4B974B color codes

HEX	`#4B974B`
RGB	`rgb(75, 151, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 59.2%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 34%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 50%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 50%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.22, -39.69, 32.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.22, 51.47, 140.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.237, 24.136, 10.511)`
Decimal	`4953931`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B974B, 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 #4B974B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4B974B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.83:1	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 #4B974B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b974b; }
.text { color: #4b974b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b974b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 151 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b974b, #4b9771); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Basil.

Questions

What color is #4B974B?: #4B974B is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Kryptonite Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B974B?: The RGB value is 75, 151, 75: 75 red, 151 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B974B?: The complementary color is #974B97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B974B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.