What color is #4A6430?

#4A6430 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Greenhouse. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A6430?

The RGB value is 74, 100, 48: 74 red, 100 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A6430?

The complementary color is #4A3064, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A6430?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A6430 color

#4A6430 rgb(74, 100, 48)

Shades of green

The hex color #4A6430 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 39.2% green and 18.8% blue (74, 100, 48).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 35% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 52% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Greenhouse (#3E6334), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.65:1).

#4A6430 color codes

HEX	`#4A6430`
RGB	`rgb(74, 100, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 39.2%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 35%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 52%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 52%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.21, -19.65, 26.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.21, 32.79, 126.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.915, 10.783, 4.46)`
Decimal	`4875312`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A6430, 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 #4A6430	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4A6430 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	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 #4A6430 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a6430; }
.text { color: #4a6430; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a6430; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 100 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a6430, #306430); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4A6430?: #4A6430 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Greenhouse. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A6430?: The RGB value is 74, 100, 48: 74 red, 100 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A6430?: The complementary color is #4A3064, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A6430?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.