What color is #4A685E?

#4A685E is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color June Ivy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A685E?

The RGB value is 74, 104, 94: 74 red, 104 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A685E?

The complementary color is #684A54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A685E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A685E color

#4A685E rgb(74, 104, 94)

Shades of green

The hex color #4A685E is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 40.8% green and 36.9% blue (74, 104, 94).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 17% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is June Ivy (#416858), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.12:1).

#4A685E color codes

HEX	`#4A685E`
RGB	`rgb(74, 104, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 40.8%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 17%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 29%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 10%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.48, -13.33, 2.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.48, 13.49, 171.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.794, 12.164, 12.419)`
Decimal	`4876382`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A685E, 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 #4A685E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4A685E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	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 #4A685E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a685e; }
.text { color: #4a685e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a685e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 104 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a685e, #4a6368); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #4A685E?: #4A685E is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color June Ivy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A685E?: The RGB value is 74, 104, 94: 74 red, 104 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A685E?: The complementary color is #684A54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A685E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.