What color is #4A4E38?

#4A4E38 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Kelp. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A4E38?

The RGB value is 74, 78, 56: 74 red, 78 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A4E38?

The complementary color is #3C384E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A4E38?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and white text 8.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A4E38 color

#4A4E38 rgb(74, 78, 56)

Shades of green

The hex color #4A4E38 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 30.6% green and 22% blue (74, 78, 56).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 16% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Kelp (#4D503C), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.61:1).

#4A4E38 color codes

HEX	`#4A4E38`
RGB	`rgb(74, 78, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 30.6%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 16%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 28%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 28%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.24, -5.97, 12.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.24, 13.87, 115.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.262, 7.19, 4.799)`
Decimal	`4869688`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A4E38, 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 #4A4E38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A4E38 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #4A4E38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a4e38; }
.text { color: #4a4e38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a4e38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 78 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a4e38, #3f4e38); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #4A4E38?: #4A4E38 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Kelp. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A4E38?: The RGB value is 74, 78, 56: 74 red, 78 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A4E38?: The complementary color is #3C384E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A4E38?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and white text 8.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.