What color is #4A5341?

#4A5341 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Hōjicha. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A5341?

The RGB value is 74, 83, 65: 74 red, 83 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A5341?

The complementary color is #4A4153, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A5341?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A5341 color

#4A5341 rgb(74, 83, 65)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4A5341 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 32.5% green and 25.5% blue (74, 83, 65).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 12% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Hōjicha (#424F3B), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.06:1).

#4A5341 color codes

HEX	`#4A5341`
RGB	`rgb(74, 83, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 32.5%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 12%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 22%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 22%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.03, -7.37, 9.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.03, 11.92, 128.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.871, 8.024, 6.187)`
Decimal	`4870977`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A5341, 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 #4A5341	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A5341 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	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 #4A5341 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a5341; }
.text { color: #4a5341; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a5341; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 83 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a5341, #415341); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4A5341?: #4A5341 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Hōjicha. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A5341?: The RGB value is 74, 83, 65: 74 red, 83 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A5341?: The complementary color is #4A4153, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A5341?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.