What color is #4A5E47?

#4A5E47 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 #4A5E47?

The RGB value is 74, 94, 71: 74 red, 94 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A5E47?

The complementary color is #5B475E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A5E47?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A5E47 color

#4A5E47 rgb(74, 94, 71)

Shades of green

The hex color #4A5E47 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 36.9% green and 27.8% blue (74, 94, 71).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 14% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Olive (#4B5D46), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.04:1).

#4A5E47 color codes

HEX	`#4A5E47`
RGB	`rgb(74, 94, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 36.9%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 14%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 24%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 24%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.69, -12.64, 10.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.69, 16.59, 139.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.964, 9.916, 7.454)`
Decimal	`4873799`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A5E47, 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 #4A5E47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A5E47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	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 #4A5E47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a5e47; }
.text { color: #4a5e47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a5e47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 94 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a5e47, #475e4f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #4A5E47?: #4A5E47 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 #4A5E47?: The RGB value is 74, 94, 71: 74 red, 94 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A5E47?: The complementary color is #5B475E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A5E47?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.