What color is #4A664D?

#4A664D is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Herbes de Provence. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A664D?

The RGB value is 74, 102, 77: 74 red, 102 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A664D?

The complementary color is #664A63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A664D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and white text 6.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A664D color

#4A664D rgb(74, 102, 77)

Shades of green

The hex color #4A664D is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 40% green and 30.2% blue (74, 102, 77).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 16% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Herbes de Provence (#3A5F49), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.37:1).

#4A664D color codes

HEX	`#4A664D`
RGB	`rgb(74, 102, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 40%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 16%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 27%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 25%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.4, -15.93, 10.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.4, 19.29, 145.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.915, 11.494, 8.769)`
Decimal	`4875853`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A664D, 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 #4A664D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4A664D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	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 #4A664D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a664d; }
.text { color: #4a664d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a664d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 102 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a664d, #4a665b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #4A664D?: #4A664D is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Herbes de Provence. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A664D?: The RGB value is 74, 102, 77: 74 red, 102 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A664D?: The complementary color is #664A63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A664D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and white text 6.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.