What color is #4A5126?

#4A5126 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 #4A5126?

The RGB value is 74, 81, 38: 74 red, 81 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A5126?

The complementary color is #2D2651, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A5126?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and white text 8.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A5126 color

#4A5126 rgb(74, 81, 38)

Shades of green

The hex color #4A5126 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 31.8% green and 14.9% blue (74, 81, 38).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 36% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 53% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Army Green (#4B5320), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.41:1).

#4A5126 color codes

HEX	`#4A5126`
RGB	`rgb(74, 81, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 31.8%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 36%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 53%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 53%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.88, -10.31, 24.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.88, 26.28, 113.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.116, 7.481, 2.955)`
Decimal	`4870438`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A5126, 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 #4A5126	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A5126 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	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 #4A5126 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a5126; }
.text { color: #4a5126; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a5126; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 81 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a5126, #355126); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #4A5126?: #4A5126 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 #4A5126?: The RGB value is 74, 81, 38: 74 red, 81 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A5126?: The complementary color is #2D2651, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A5126?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and white text 8.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.