What color is #4A6E48?

#4A6E48 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 #4A6E48?

The RGB value is 74, 110, 72: 74 red, 110 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A6E48?

The complementary color is #6C486E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A6E48?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A6E48 color

#4A6E48 rgb(74, 110, 72)

Shades of green

The hex color #4A6E48 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 43.1% green and 28.2% blue (74, 110, 72).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 21% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% 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 5.81:1).

#4A6E48 color codes

HEX	`#4A6E48`
RGB	`rgb(74, 110, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 43.1%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 21%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 35%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 35%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.88, -21.17, 17.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.88, 27.3, 140.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.569, 13.075, 8.149)`
Decimal	`4877896`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A6E48, 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 #4A6E48	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4A6E48 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	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 #4A6E48 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a6e48; }
.text { color: #4a6e48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a6e48; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 110 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a6e48, #486e59); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4A6E48?: #4A6E48 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 #4A6E48?: The RGB value is 74, 110, 72: 74 red, 110 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A6E48?: The complementary color is #6C486E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A6E48?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.