What color is #4A593F?

#4A593F is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Heavy Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A593F?

The RGB value is 74, 89, 63: 74 red, 89 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A593F?

The complementary color is #4E3F59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A593F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A593F color

#4A593F rgb(74, 89, 63)

Shades of green

The hex color #4A593F is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 34.9% green and 24.7% blue (74, 89, 63).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 17% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Green (#49583E), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.52:1).

#4A593F color codes

HEX	`#4A593F`
RGB	`rgb(74, 89, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 34.9%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 17%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 29%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 29%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.91, -11.26, 13.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.91, 17.34, 130.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.293, 8.959, 6.047)`
Decimal	`4872511`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A593F, 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 #4A593F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A593F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	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 #4A593F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a593f; }
.text { color: #4a593f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a593f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 89 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a593f, #3f5941); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #4A593F?: #4A593F is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Heavy Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A593F?: The RGB value is 74, 89, 63: 74 red, 89 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A593F?: The complementary color is #4E3F59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A593F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.