What color is #4A6913?

#4A6913 is a dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Over the Hills. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A6913?

The RGB value is 74, 105, 19: 74 red, 105 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A6913?

The complementary color is #321369, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A6913?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.32:1 and white text 6.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A6913 color

#4A6913 rgb(74, 105, 19)

Shades of green

The hex color #4A6913 is a dark, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 41.2% green and 7.5% blue (74, 105, 19).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 69% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 82% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Over the Hills (#4D6D08), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.32:1).

#4A6913 color codes

HEX	`#4A6913`
RGB	`rgb(74, 105, 19)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 41.2%, 7.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 69%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 82%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 82%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.58, -24.83, 41.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.58, 48.11, 121.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.993, 11.606, 2.435)`
Decimal	`4876563`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A6913, 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 #4A6913	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4A6913 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.32:1	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 #4A6913 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a6913; }
.text { color: #4a6913; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a6913; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 105 19 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a6913, #1f6913); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4A6913?: #4A6913 is a dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Over the Hills. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A6913?: The RGB value is 74, 105, 19: 74 red, 105 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A6913?: The complementary color is #321369, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A6913?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.32:1 and white text 6.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.