What color is #4A5938?

#4A5938 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 #4A5938?

The RGB value is 74, 89, 56: 74 red, 89 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A5938?

The complementary color is #473859, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A5938?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A5938 color

#4A5938 rgb(74, 89, 56)

Shades of green

The hex color #4A5938 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 34.9% green and 22% blue (74, 89, 56).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 23% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 65% 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 7.56:1).

#4A5938 color codes

HEX	`#4A5938`
RGB	`rgb(74, 89, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 34.9%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 23%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 37%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 37%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.76, -12.44, 17.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.76, 21.26, 125.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.11, 8.886, 5.081)`
Decimal	`4872504`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A5938, 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 #4A5938	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A5938 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	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 #4A5938 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a5938; }
.text { color: #4a5938; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a5938; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 89 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a5938, #3a5938); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #4A5938?: #4A5938 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 #4A5938?: The RGB value is 74, 89, 56: 74 red, 89 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A5938?: The complementary color is #473859, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A5938?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.