What color is #4A6D51?

#4A6D51 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Toad King. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A6D51?

The RGB value is 74, 109, 81: 74 red, 109 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A6D51?

The complementary color is #6D4A66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A6D51?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A6D51 color

#4A6D51 rgb(74, 109, 81)

Shades of green

The hex color #4A6D51 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 42.7% green and 31.8% blue (74, 109, 81).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 19% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Toad King (#3D6C54), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.84:1).

#4A6D51 color codes

HEX	`#4A6D51`
RGB	`rgb(74, 109, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 42.7%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 19%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 32%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 26%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.74, -18.93, 11.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.74, 22.27, 148.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.777, 12.987, 9.775)`
Decimal	`4877649`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A6D51, 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 #4A6D51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4A6D51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	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 #4A6D51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a6d51; }
.text { color: #4a6d51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a6d51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 109 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a6d51, #4a6d63); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #4A6D51?: #4A6D51 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Toad King. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A6D51?: The RGB value is 74, 109, 81: 74 red, 109 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A6D51?: The complementary color is #6D4A66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A6D51?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.