What color is #4A6453?

#4A6453 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 #4A6453?

The RGB value is 74, 100, 83: 74 red, 100 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A6453?

The complementary color is #644A5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A6453?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.24:1 and white text 6.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A6453 color

#4A6453 rgb(74, 100, 83)

Shades of green

The hex color #4A6453 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 39.2% green and 32.5% blue (74, 100, 83).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 15% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% 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 6.48:1).

#4A6453 color codes

HEX	`#4A6453`
RGB	`rgb(74, 100, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 39.2%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 15%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 26%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 17%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.91, -13.57, 6.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.91, 15.06, 154.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.942, 11.194, 9.872)`
Decimal	`4875347`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A6453, 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 #4A6453	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4A6453 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	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 #4A6453 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a6453; }
.text { color: #4a6453; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a6453; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 100 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a6453, #4a6460); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #4A6453?: #4A6453 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 #4A6453?: The RGB value is 74, 100, 83: 74 red, 100 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A6453?: The complementary color is #644A5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A6453?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.24:1 and white text 6.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.