What color is #4A584E?

#4A584E is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Verdant Hush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A584E?

The RGB value is 74, 88, 78: 74 red, 88 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A584E?

The complementary color is #584A54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A584E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A584E color

#4A584E rgb(74, 88, 78)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4A584E is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 34.5% green and 30.6% blue (74, 88, 78).

Its hue angle is 137°, with 9% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Hush (#4E5A4A), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.51:1).

#4A584E color codes

HEX	`#4A584E`
RGB	`rgb(74, 88, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 34.5%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(137, 9%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(137, 16%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 11%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.96, -7.71, 3.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.96, 8.67, 152.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.689, 8.985, 8.535)`
Decimal	`4872270`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A584E, 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 #4A584E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A584E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	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 #4A584E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a584e; }
.text { color: #4a584e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a584e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 88 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a584e, #4a5855); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4A584E?: #4A584E is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Verdant Hush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A584E?: The RGB value is 74, 88, 78: 74 red, 88 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A584E?: The complementary color is #584A54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A584E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.