What color is #4A7048?

#4A7048 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 #4A7048?

The RGB value is 74, 112, 72: 74 red, 112 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A7048?

The complementary color is #6E4870, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A7048?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.7:1 and white text 5.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A7048 color

#4A7048 rgb(74, 112, 72)

Shades of green

The hex color #4A7048 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 43.9% green and 28.2% blue (74, 112, 72).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 22% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Under the Radar (#476E42), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.67:1).

#4A7048 color codes

HEX	`#4A7048`
RGB	`rgb(74, 112, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 43.9%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 22%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 36%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 36%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.52, -22.21, 18.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.52, 28.65, 140.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.788, 13.512, 8.222)`
Decimal	`4878408`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A7048, 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 #4A7048	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4A7048 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	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 #4A7048 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a7048; }
.text { color: #4a7048; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a7048; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 112 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a7048, #48705a); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #4A7048?: #4A7048 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 #4A7048?: The RGB value is 74, 112, 72: 74 red, 112 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A7048?: The complementary color is #6E4870, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A7048?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.7:1 and white text 5.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.