What color is #4A5D49?

#4A5D49 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Muddy Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A5D49?

The RGB value is 74, 93, 73: 74 red, 93 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A5D49?

The complementary color is #5C495D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A5D49?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A5D49 color

#4A5D49 rgb(74, 93, 73)

Shades of green

The hex color #4A5D49 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 36.5% green and 28.6% blue (74, 93, 73).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 12% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Olive (#4B5D46), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.11:1).

#4A5D49 color codes

HEX	`#4A5D49`
RGB	`rgb(74, 93, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 36.5%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 12%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 22%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 22%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.42, -11.67, 9.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.42, 14.83, 141.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.941, 9.765, 7.769)`
Decimal	`4873545`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A5D49, 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 #4A5D49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A5D49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	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 #4A5D49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a5d49; }
.text { color: #4a5d49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a5d49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 93 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a5d49, #495d52); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #4A5D49?: #4A5D49 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Muddy Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A5D49?: The RGB value is 74, 93, 73: 74 red, 93 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A5D49?: The complementary color is #5C495D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A5D49?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.