What color is #4A6745?

#4A6745 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 #4A6745?

The RGB value is 74, 103, 69: 74 red, 103 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A6745?

The complementary color is #624567, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A6745?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.32:1 and white text 6.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A6745 color

#4A6745 rgb(74, 103, 69)

Shades of green

The hex color #4A6745 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 40.4% green and 27.1% blue (74, 103, 69).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 20% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Jurassic Park (#3C663E), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.33:1).

#4A6745 color codes

HEX	`#4A6745`
RGB	`rgb(74, 103, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 40.4%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 20%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 33%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 33%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.55, -18, 15.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.55, 23.99, 138.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.748, 11.586, 7.404)`
Decimal	`4876101`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A6745, 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 #4A6745	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4A6745 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	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 #4A6745 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a6745; }
.text { color: #4a6745; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a6745; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 103 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a6745, #456751); }

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Questions

What color is #4A6745?: #4A6745 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 #4A6745?: The RGB value is 74, 103, 69: 74 red, 103 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A6745?: The complementary color is #624567, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A6745?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.32:1 and white text 6.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.