What color is #4A654A?

#4A654A is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Muddy Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A654A?

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

What is the complementary color of #4A654A?

The complementary color is #654A65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A654A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A654A color

#4A654A rgb(74, 101, 74)

Shades of green

The hex color #4A654A is a dark, grayish green.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 15% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Olive (#4B5D46), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.46:1).

#4A654A color codes

HEX	`#4A654A`
RGB	`rgb(74, 101, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 39.6%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 15%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 27%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 27%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.01, -15.97, 12.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.01, 20.06, 142.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.713, 11.257, 8.191)`
Decimal	`4875594`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A654A, 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 #4A654A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4A654A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	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 #4A654A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a654a; }
.text { color: #4a654a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a654a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 101 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a654a, #4a6558); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #4A654A?: #4A654A is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Muddy Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A654A?: The RGB value is 74, 101, 74: 74 red, 101 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A654A?: The complementary color is #654A65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A654A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.