What color is #4A6D47?

#4A6D47 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Under the Radar. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A6D47?

The RGB value is 74, 109, 71: 74 red, 109 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A6D47?

The complementary color is #6A476D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A6D47?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.57:1 and white text 5.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A6D47 color

#4A6D47 rgb(74, 109, 71)

Shades of green

The hex color #4A6D47 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 42.7% green and 27.8% blue (74, 109, 71).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 21% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Under the Radar (#476E42), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.88:1).

#4A6D47 color codes

HEX	`#4A6D47`
RGB	`rgb(74, 109, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 42.7%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 21%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 35%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 35%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.53, -20.83, 17.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.53, 27.11, 140.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.43, 12.848, 7.943)`
Decimal	`4877639`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A6D47, 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 #4A6D47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4A6D47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	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 #4A6D47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a6d47; }
.text { color: #4a6d47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a6d47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 109 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a6d47, #476d57); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #4A6D47?: #4A6D47 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Under the Radar. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A6D47?: The RGB value is 74, 109, 71: 74 red, 109 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A6D47?: The complementary color is #6A476D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A6D47?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.57:1 and white text 5.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.