What color is #4A5634?

#4A5634 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Zen Garden Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A5634?

The RGB value is 74, 86, 52: 74 red, 86 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A5634?

The complementary color is #403456, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A5634?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and white text 7.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A5634 color

#4A5634 rgb(74, 86, 52)

Shades of green

The hex color #4A5634 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 33.7% green and 20.4% blue (74, 86, 52).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 25% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Zen Garden Olive (#445533), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.86:1).

#4A5634 color codes

HEX	`#4A5634`
RGB	`rgb(74, 86, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 33.7%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 25%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 40%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 40%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.72, -11.34, 18.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.72, 21.51, 121.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.772, 8.359, 4.505)`
Decimal	`4871732`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A5634, 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 #4A5634	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A5634 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	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 #4A5634 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a5634; }
.text { color: #4a5634; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a5634; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 86 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a5634, #395634); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4A5634?: #4A5634 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Zen Garden Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A5634?: The RGB value is 74, 86, 52: 74 red, 86 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A5634?: The complementary color is #403456, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A5634?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and white text 7.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.