What color is #4A5040?

#4A5040 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Kelp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A5040?

The RGB value is 74, 80, 64: 74 red, 80 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A5040?

The complementary color is #464050, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A5040?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and white text 8.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A5040 color

#4A5040 rgb(74, 80, 64)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4A5040 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 31.4% green and 25.1% blue (74, 80, 64).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 11% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Kelp (#4D503C), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.36:1).

#4A5040 color codes

HEX	`#4A5040`
RGB	`rgb(74, 80, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 31.4%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 11%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 20%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 20%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.06, -5.75, 8.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.06, 10.38, 123.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.618, 7.563, 5.961)`
Decimal	`4870208`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A5040, 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 #4A5040	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A5040 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	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 #4A5040 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a5040; }
.text { color: #4a5040; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a5040; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 80 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a5040, #425040); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #4A5040?: #4A5040 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Kelp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A5040?: The RGB value is 74, 80, 64: 74 red, 80 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A5040?: The complementary color is #464050, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A5040?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and white text 8.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.