What color is #4A6048?

#4A6048 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 #4A6048?

The RGB value is 74, 96, 72: 74 red, 96 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A6048?

The complementary color is #5E4860, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A6048?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.06:1 and white text 6.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A6048 color

#4A6048 rgb(74, 96, 72)

Shades of green

The hex color #4A6048 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 37.6% green and 28.2% blue (74, 96, 72).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 14% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Olive (#4B5D46), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.87:1).

#4A6048 color codes

HEX	`#4A6048`
RGB	`rgb(74, 96, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 37.6%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 14%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 25%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 25%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.36, -13.58, 11.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.36, 17.51, 140.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.176, 10.289, 7.685)`
Decimal	`4874312`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A6048, 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 #4A6048	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4A6048 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	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 #4A6048 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a6048; }
.text { color: #4a6048; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a6048; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 96 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a6048, #486052); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #4A6048?: #4A6048 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 #4A6048?: The RGB value is 74, 96, 72: 74 red, 96 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A6048?: The complementary color is #5E4860, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A6048?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.06:1 and white text 6.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.