What color is #4A634A?

#4A634A 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 #4A634A?

The RGB value is 74, 99, 74: 74 red, 99 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A634A?

The complementary color is #634A63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A634A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A634A color

#4A634A rgb(74, 99, 74)

Shades of green

The hex color #4A634A is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 38.8% green and 29% blue (74, 99, 74).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 14% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Olive (#4B5D46), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.61:1).

#4A634A color codes

HEX	`#4A634A`
RGB	`rgb(74, 99, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 38.8%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 14%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 25%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 25%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.37, -14.87, 11.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.37, 18.64, 142.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.522, 10.874, 8.127)`
Decimal	`4875082`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A634A, 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 #4A634A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4A634A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	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 #4A634A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a634a; }
.text { color: #4a634a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a634a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 99 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a634a, #4a6357); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #4A634A?: #4A634A 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 #4A634A?: The RGB value is 74, 99, 74: 74 red, 99 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A634A?: The complementary color is #634A63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A634A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.