What color is #4A645A?

#4A645A 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 #4A645A?

The RGB value is 74, 100, 90: 74 red, 100 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A645A?

The complementary color is #644A54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A645A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and white text 6.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A645A color

#4A645A rgb(74, 100, 90)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4A645A is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 39.2% green and 35.3% blue (74, 100, 90).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 15% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.44:1).

#4A645A color codes

HEX	`#4A645A`
RGB	`rgb(74, 100, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 39.2%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 15%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 26%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 10%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.09, -12, 2.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.09, 12.26, 168.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.226, 11.308, 11.367)`
Decimal	`4875354`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A645A, 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 #4A645A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4A645A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	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 #4A645A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a645a; }
.text { color: #4a645a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a645a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 100 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a645a, #4a6164); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #4A645A?: #4A645A 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 #4A645A?: The RGB value is 74, 100, 90: 74 red, 100 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A645A?: The complementary color is #644A54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A645A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and white text 6.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.