What color is #4A724C?

#4A724C is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A724C?

The RGB value is 74, 114, 76: 74 red, 114 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A724C?

The complementary color is #724A70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A724C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.8:1 and white text 5.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A724C color

#4A724C rgb(74, 114, 76)

Shades of green

The hex color #4A724C is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 44.7% green and 29.8% blue (74, 114, 76).

Its hue angle is 123°, with 21% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Irish Clover (#53734C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.52:1).

#4A724C color codes

HEX	`#4A724C`
RGB	`rgb(74, 114, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 44.7%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(123, 21%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(123, 35%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 33%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.25, -22.52, 16.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.25, 28.06, 143.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.145, 14.012, 9.006)`
Decimal	`4878924`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A724C, 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 #4A724C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4A724C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	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 #4A724C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a724c; }
.text { color: #4a724c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a724c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 114 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a724c, #4a7260); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4A724C?: #4A724C is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A724C?: The RGB value is 74, 114, 76: 74 red, 114 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A724C?: The complementary color is #724A70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A724C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.8:1 and white text 5.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.