What color is #4A6837?

#4A6837 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Greenhouse. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A6837?

The RGB value is 74, 104, 55: 74 red, 104 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A6837?

The complementary color is #553768, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A6837?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A6837 color

#4A6837 rgb(74, 104, 55)

Shades of green

The hex color #4A6837 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 40.8% green and 21.6% blue (74, 104, 55).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 31% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 47% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Greenhouse (#3E6334), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.31:1).

#4A6837 color codes

HEX	`#4A6837`
RGB	`rgb(74, 104, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 40.8%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 31%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 47%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 47%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.63, -20.8, 24.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.63, 31.83, 130.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.464, 11.632, 5.413)`
Decimal	`4876343`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A6837, 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 #4A6837	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4A6837 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	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 #4A6837 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a6837; }
.text { color: #4a6837; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a6837; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 104 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a6837, #37683d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4A6837?: #4A6837 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Greenhouse. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A6837?: The RGB value is 74, 104, 55: 74 red, 104 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A6837?: The complementary color is #553768, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A6837?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.