What color is #4A5735?

#4A5735 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 #4A5735?

The RGB value is 74, 87, 53: 74 red, 87 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A5735?

The complementary color is #423557, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A5735?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A5735 color

#4A5735 rgb(74, 87, 53)

Shades of green

The hex color #4A5735 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 34.1% green and 20.8% blue (74, 87, 53).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 24% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Zen Garden Olive (#445533), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.76:1).

#4A5735 color codes

HEX	`#4A5735`
RGB	`rgb(74, 87, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 34.1%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 24%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 39%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 39%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.06, -11.77, 18.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.06, 21.61, 123)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.875, 8.529, 4.652)`
Decimal	`4871989`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A5735, 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 #4A5735	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A5735 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	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 #4A5735 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a5735; }
.text { color: #4a5735; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a5735; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 87 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a5735, #395735); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #4A5735?: #4A5735 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 #4A5735?: The RGB value is 74, 87, 53: 74 red, 87 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A5735?: The complementary color is #423557, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A5735?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.