What color is #4A5A3F?

#4A5A3F 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 #4A5A3F?

The RGB value is 74, 90, 63: 74 red, 90 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A5A3F?

The complementary color is #4F3F5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A5A3F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.83:1 and white text 7.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A5A3F color

#4A5A3F rgb(74, 90, 63)

Shades of green

The hex color #4A5A3F is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 35.3% green and 24.7% blue (74, 90, 63).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 18% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Green (#49583E), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.43:1).

#4A5A3F color codes

HEX	`#4A5A3F`
RGB	`rgb(74, 90, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 35.3%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 18%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 30%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 30%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.23, -11.84, 13.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.23, 18.05, 130.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.377, 9.127, 6.075)`
Decimal	`4872767`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A5A3F, 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 #4A5A3F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A5A3F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	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 #4A5A3F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a5a3f; }
.text { color: #4a5a3f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a5a3f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 90 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a5a3f, #3f5a42); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #4A5A3F?: #4A5A3F 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 #4A5A3F?: The RGB value is 74, 90, 63: 74 red, 90 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A5A3F?: The complementary color is #4F3F5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A5A3F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.83:1 and white text 7.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.