What color is #4A7253?

#4A7253 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Parsley Sprig. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A7253?

The RGB value is 74, 114, 83: 74 red, 114 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A7253?

The complementary color is #724A69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A7253?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A7253 color

#4A7253 rgb(74, 114, 83)

Shades of green

The hex color #4A7253 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 44.7% green and 32.5% blue (74, 114, 83).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 21% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Parsley Sprig (#3D7049), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.49:1).

#4A7253 color codes

HEX	`#4A7253`
RGB	`rgb(74, 114, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 44.7%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 21%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 35%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 27%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.4, -21.17, 12.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.4, 24.75, 148.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.402, 14.114, 10.358)`
Decimal	`4878931`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A7253, 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 #4A7253	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4A7253 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	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 #4A7253 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a7253; }
.text { color: #4a7253; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a7253; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 114 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a7253, #4a7267); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #4A7253?: #4A7253 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Parsley Sprig. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A7253?: The RGB value is 74, 114, 83: 74 red, 114 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A7253?: The complementary color is #724A69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A7253?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.