What color is #4A6544?

#4A6544 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Jurassic Park. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A6544?

The RGB value is 74, 101, 68: 74 red, 101 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A6544?

The complementary color is #5F4465, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A6544?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.24:1 and white text 6.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A6544 color

#4A6544 rgb(74, 101, 68)

Shades of green

The hex color #4A6544 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 39.6% green and 26.7% blue (74, 101, 68).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 20% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Jurassic Park (#3C663E), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.49:1).

#4A6544 color codes

HEX	`#4A6544`
RGB	`rgb(74, 101, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 39.6%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 20%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 33%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 33%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.88, -17.09, 15.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.88, 23.12, 137.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.521, 11.18, 7.177)`
Decimal	`4875588`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A6544, 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 #4A6544	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4A6544 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.49:1	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 #4A6544 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a6544; }
.text { color: #4a6544; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a6544; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 101 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a6544, #44654e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4A6544?: #4A6544 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Jurassic Park. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A6544?: The RGB value is 74, 101, 68: 74 red, 101 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A6544?: The complementary color is #5F4465, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A6544?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.24:1 and white text 6.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.