What color is #4A5237?

#4A5237 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Broccoli Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A5237?

The RGB value is 74, 82, 55: 74 red, 82 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A5237?

The complementary color is #3F3752, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A5237?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.55:1 and white text 8.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A5237 color

#4A5237 rgb(74, 82, 55)

Shades of green

The hex color #4A5237 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 32.2% green and 21.6% blue (74, 82, 55).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 20% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Broccoli Green (#4B5338), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.22:1).

#4A5237 color codes

HEX	`#4A5237`
RGB	`rgb(74, 82, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 32.2%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 20%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 33%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 33%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.49, -8.53, 14.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.49, 17.11, 119.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.531, 7.766, 4.769)`
Decimal	`4870711`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A5237, 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 #4A5237	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A5237 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	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 #4A5237 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a5237; }
.text { color: #4a5237; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a5237; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 82 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a5237, #3d5237); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #4A5237?: #4A5237 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Broccoli Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A5237?: The RGB value is 74, 82, 55: 74 red, 82 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A5237?: The complementary color is #3F3752, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A5237?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.55:1 and white text 8.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.