What color is #4A582C?

#4A582C is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Army Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A582C?

The RGB value is 74, 88, 44: 74 red, 88 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A582C?

The complementary color is #3A2C58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A582C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A582C color

#4A582C rgb(74, 88, 44)

Shades of green

The hex color #4A582C is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 34.5% green and 17.3% blue (74, 88, 44).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 33% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Army Green (#4B5320), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.71:1).

#4A582C color codes

HEX	`#4A582C`
RGB	`rgb(74, 88, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 34.5%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 33%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 50%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 50%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.24, -13.6, 23.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.24, 27.26, 119.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.768, 8.617, 3.689)`
Decimal	`4872236`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A582C, 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 #4A582C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A582C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	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 #4A582C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a582c; }
.text { color: #4a582c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a582c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 88 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a582c, #34582c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4A582C?: #4A582C is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Army Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A582C?: The RGB value is 74, 88, 44: 74 red, 88 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A582C?: The complementary color is #3A2C58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A582C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.