What color is #4A5C34?

#4A5C34 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Turf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A5C34?

The RGB value is 74, 92, 52: 74 red, 92 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A5C34?

The complementary color is #46345C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A5C34?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and white text 7.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A5C34 color

#4A5C34 rgb(74, 92, 52)

Shades of green

The hex color #4A5C34 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 36.1% green and 20.4% blue (74, 92, 52).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 28% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Turf (#415B36), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.31:1).

#4A5C34 color codes

HEX	`#4A5C34`
RGB	`rgb(74, 92, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 36.1%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 28%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 43%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 43%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.66, -14.75, 20.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.66, 25.49, 125.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.271, 9.358, 4.671)`
Decimal	`4873268`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A5C34, 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 #4A5C34	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A5C34 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	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 #4A5C34 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a5c34; }
.text { color: #4a5c34; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a5c34; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 92 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a5c34, #365c34); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4A5C34?: #4A5C34 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Turf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A5C34?: The RGB value is 74, 92, 52: 74 red, 92 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A5C34?: The complementary color is #46345C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A5C34?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and white text 7.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.