What color is #4A6259?

#4A6259 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A6259?

The RGB value is 74, 98, 89: 74 red, 98 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A6259?

The complementary color is #624A53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A6259?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A6259 color

#4A6259 rgb(74, 98, 89)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4A6259 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 38.4% green and 34.9% blue (74, 98, 89).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 14% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.6:1).

#4A6259 color codes

HEX	`#4A6259`
RGB	`rgb(74, 98, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 38.4%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 14%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 24%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 9%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.43, -11.08, 2.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.43, 11.3, 168.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.994, 10.912, 11.082)`
Decimal	`4874841`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A6259, 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 #4A6259	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4A6259 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	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 #4A6259 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a6259; }
.text { color: #4a6259; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a6259; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 98 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a6259, #4a5f62); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #4A6259?: #4A6259 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A6259?: The RGB value is 74, 98, 89: 74 red, 98 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A6259?: The complementary color is #624A53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A6259?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.