What color is #4A6863?

#4A6863 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A6863?

The RGB value is 74, 104, 99: 74 red, 104 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A6863?

The complementary color is #684A4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A6863?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.45:1 and white text 6.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A6863 color

#4A6863 rgb(74, 104, 99)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4A6863 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 40.8% green and 38.8% blue (74, 104, 99).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 17% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.08:1).

#4A6863 color codes

HEX	`#4A6863`
RGB	`rgb(74, 104, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 40.8%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 17%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 29%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 5%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.62, -12.12, -0.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.62, 12.14, 183.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.026, 12.257, 13.64)`
Decimal	`4876387`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A6863, 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 #4A6863	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4A6863 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	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 #4A6863 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a6863; }
.text { color: #4a6863; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a6863; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 104 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a6863, #4a5e68); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #4A6863?: #4A6863 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A6863?: The RGB value is 74, 104, 99: 74 red, 104 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A6863?: The complementary color is #684A4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A6863?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.45:1 and white text 6.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.