What color is #4A7038?

#4A7038 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 #4A7038?

The RGB value is 74, 112, 56: 74 red, 112 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A7038?

The complementary color is #5E3870, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A7038?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.67:1 and white text 5.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A7038 color

#4A7038 rgb(74, 112, 56)

Shades of green

The hex color #4A7038 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 43.9% green and 22% blue (74, 112, 56).

Its hue angle is 101°, with 33% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Botanical (#4D6E2F), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.73:1).

#4A7038 color codes

HEX	`#4A7038`
RGB	`rgb(74, 112, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 43.9%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(101, 33%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(101, 50%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 50%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.26, -24.75, 26.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.26, 36.49, 132.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.332, 13.329, 5.822)`
Decimal	`4878392`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A7038, 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 #4A7038	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4A7038 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	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 #4A7038 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a7038; }
.text { color: #4a7038; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a7038; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 112 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a7038, #387042); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4A7038?: #4A7038 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 #4A7038?: The RGB value is 74, 112, 56: 74 red, 112 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A7038?: The complementary color is #5E3870, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A7038?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.67:1 and white text 5.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.