What color is #4A5E56?

#4A5E56 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Rosemary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A5E56?

The RGB value is 74, 94, 86: 74 red, 94 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A5E56?

The complementary color is #5E4A52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A5E56?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A5E56 color

#4A5E56 rgb(74, 94, 86)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4A5E56 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 36.9% green and 33.7% blue (74, 94, 86).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 12% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Rosemary (#405E5C), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.94:1).

#4A5E56 color codes

HEX	`#4A5E56`
RGB	`rgb(74, 94, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 36.9%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 12%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 21%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 9%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.08, -9.45, 2.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.08, 9.68, 167.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.506, 10.133, 10.31)`
Decimal	`4873814`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A5E56, 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 #4A5E56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4A5E56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #4A5E56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a5e56; }
.text { color: #4a5e56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a5e56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 94 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a5e56, #4a5c5e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4A5E56?: #4A5E56 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Rosemary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A5E56?: The RGB value is 74, 94, 86: 74 red, 94 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A5E56?: The complementary color is #5E4A52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A5E56?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.