What color is #4A572F?

#4A572F is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Zen Garden Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A572F?

The RGB value is 74, 87, 47: 74 red, 87 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A572F?

The complementary color is #3C2F57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A572F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A572F color

#4A572F rgb(74, 87, 47)

Shades of green

The hex color #4A572F is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 34.1% green and 18.4% blue (74, 87, 47).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 30% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Zen Garden Olive (#445533), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.79:1).

#4A572F color codes

HEX	`#4A572F`
RGB	`rgb(74, 87, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 34.1%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 30%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 46%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 46%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.96, -12.64, 21.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.96, 24.97, 120.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.745, 8.477, 3.97)`
Decimal	`4871983`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A572F, 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 #4A572F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A572F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	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 #4A572F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a572f; }
.text { color: #4a572f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a572f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 87 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a572f, #36572f); }

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Questions

What color is #4A572F?: #4A572F is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Zen Garden Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A572F?: The RGB value is 74, 87, 47: 74 red, 87 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A572F?: The complementary color is #3C2F57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A572F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.