What color is #4A6352?

#4A6352 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Ethereal Woods. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A6352?

The RGB value is 74, 99, 82: 74 red, 99 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A6352?

The complementary color is #634A5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A6352?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.2:1 and white text 6.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A6352 color

#4A6352 rgb(74, 99, 82)

Shades of green

The hex color #4A6352 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 38.8% green and 32.2% blue (74, 99, 82).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 14% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Woods (#3E5E4E), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.57:1).

#4A6352 color codes

HEX	`#4A6352`
RGB	`rgb(74, 99, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 38.8%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 14%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 25%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 17%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.56, -13.22, 6.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.56, 14.8, 153.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.808, 10.988, 9.638)`
Decimal	`4875090`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A6352, 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 #4A6352	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4A6352 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	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 #4A6352 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a6352; }
.text { color: #4a6352; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a6352; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 99 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a6352, #4a635f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #4A6352?: #4A6352 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Ethereal Woods. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A6352?: The RGB value is 74, 99, 82: 74 red, 99 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A6352?: The complementary color is #634A5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A6352?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.2:1 and white text 6.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.