What color is #4A6B35?

#4A6B35 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Botanical. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A6B35?

The RGB value is 74, 107, 53: 74 red, 107 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A6B35?

The complementary color is #56356B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A6B35?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.45:1 and white text 6.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A6B35 color

#4A6B35 rgb(74, 107, 53)

Shades of green

The hex color #4A6B35 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 42% green and 20.8% blue (74, 107, 53).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 34% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Botanical (#4D6E2F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.09:1).

#4A6B35 color codes

HEX	`#4A6B35`
RGB	`rgb(74, 107, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 42%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 34%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 50%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 50%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.58, -22.63, 26.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.58, 34.76, 130.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.724, 12.228, 5.268)`
Decimal	`4877109`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A6B35, 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 #4A6B35	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4A6B35 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.09:1	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 #4A6B35 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a6b35; }
.text { color: #4a6b35; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a6b35; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 107 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a6b35, #356b3b); }

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Questions

What color is #4A6B35?: #4A6B35 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Botanical. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A6B35?: The RGB value is 74, 107, 53: 74 red, 107 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A6B35?: The complementary color is #56356B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A6B35?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.45:1 and white text 6.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.