What color is #4A5743?

#4A5743 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Verdant Hush. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A5743?

The RGB value is 74, 87, 67: 74 red, 87 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A5743?

The complementary color is #504357, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A5743?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A5743 color

#4A5743 rgb(74, 87, 67)

Shades of green

The hex color #4A5743 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 34.1% green and 26.3% blue (74, 87, 67).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 13% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Hush (#4E5A4A), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.68:1).

#4A5743 color codes

HEX	`#4A5743`
RGB	`rgb(74, 87, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 34.1%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 13%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 23%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 23%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.36, -9.36, 9.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.36, 13.67, 133.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.245, 8.677, 6.602)`
Decimal	`4872003`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A5743, 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 #4A5743	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A5743 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	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 #4A5743 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a5743; }
.text { color: #4a5743; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a5743; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 87 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a5743, #435746); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4A5743?: #4A5743 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Verdant Hush. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A5743?: The RGB value is 74, 87, 67: 74 red, 87 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A5743?: The complementary color is #504357, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A5743?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.