What color is #4A736A?

#4A736A is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A736A?

The RGB value is 74, 115, 106: 74 red, 115 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A736A?

The complementary color is #734A53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A736A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A736A color

#4A736A rgb(74, 115, 106)

Shades of teal

The hex color #4A736A is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 45.1% green and 41.6% blue (74, 115, 106).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 22% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Tortoise (#457B74), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.31:1).

#4A736A color codes

HEX	`#4A736A`
RGB	`rgb(74, 115, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 45.1%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 22%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 36%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 8%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.3, -16.53, 0.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.3, 16.53, 178.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.555, 14.757, 15.872)`
Decimal	`4879210`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A736A, 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 #4A736A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4A736A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	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 #4A736A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a736a; }
.text { color: #4a736a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a736a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 115 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a736a, #4a6873); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #4A736A?: #4A736A is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A736A?: The RGB value is 74, 115, 106: 74 red, 115 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A736A?: The complementary color is #734A53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A736A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.