What color is #4A5546?

#4A5546 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Verdant Hush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A5546?

The RGB value is 74, 85, 70: 74 red, 85 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A5546?

The complementary color is #514655, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A5546?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A5546 color

#4A5546 rgb(74, 85, 70)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4A5546 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 33.3% green and 27.5% blue (74, 85, 70).

Its hue angle is 104°, with 10% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Hush (#4E5A4A), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.84:1).

#4A5546 color codes

HEX	`#4A5546`
RGB	`rgb(74, 85, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 33.3%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(104, 10%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(104, 18%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 18%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.79, -7.59, 7.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.79, 10.54, 136.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.178, 8.395, 7.035)`
Decimal	`4871494`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A5546, 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 #4A5546	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A5546 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	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 #4A5546 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a5546; }
.text { color: #4a5546; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a5546; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 85 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a5546, #46554a); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #4A5546?: #4A5546 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Verdant Hush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A5546?: The RGB value is 74, 85, 70: 74 red, 85 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A5546?: The complementary color is #514655, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A5546?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.