What color is #4A5F40?

#4A5F40 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 #4A5F40?

The RGB value is 74, 95, 64: 74 red, 95 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A5F40?

The complementary color is #55405F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A5F40?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A5F40 color

#4A5F40 rgb(74, 95, 64)

Shades of green

The hex color #4A5F40 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 37.3% green and 25.1% blue (74, 95, 64).

Its hue angle is 101°, with 19% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Olive (#4B5D46), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7:1).

#4A5F40 color codes

HEX	`#4A5F40`
RGB	`rgb(74, 95, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 37.3%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(101, 19%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(101, 33%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 33%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.86, -14.49, 15.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.86, 21.02, 133.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.841, 10.01, 6.369)`
Decimal	`4874048`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A5F40, 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 #4A5F40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4A5F40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3:1	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 #4A5F40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a5f40; }
.text { color: #4a5f40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a5f40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 95 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a5f40, #405f46); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4A5F40?: #4A5F40 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 #4A5F40?: The RGB value is 74, 95, 64: 74 red, 95 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A5F40?: The complementary color is #55405F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A5F40?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.