What color is #4A502A?

#4A502A is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Army Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A502A?

The RGB value is 74, 80, 42: 74 red, 80 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A502A?

The complementary color is #302A50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A502A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and white text 8.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A502A color

#4A502A rgb(74, 80, 42)

Shades of green

The hex color #4A502A is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 31.4% green and 16.5% blue (74, 80, 42).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 31% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 48% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Army Green (#4B5320), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.49:1).

#4A502A color codes

HEX	`#4A502A`
RGB	`rgb(74, 80, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 31.4%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 31%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 48%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 48%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.61, -9.24, 21.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.61, 23.43, 113.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.111, 7.36, 3.289)`
Decimal	`4870186`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A502A, 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 #4A502A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A502A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	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 #4A502A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a502a; }
.text { color: #4a502a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a502a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 80 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a502a, #37502a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4A502A?: #4A502A is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Army Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A502A?: The RGB value is 74, 80, 42: 74 red, 80 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A502A?: The complementary color is #302A50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A502A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and white text 8.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.