What color is #4A745A?

#4A745A is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Toad King. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A745A?

The RGB value is 74, 116, 90: 74 red, 116 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A745A?

The complementary color is #744A64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A745A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A745A color

#4A745A rgb(74, 116, 90)

Shades of green

The hex color #4A745A is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 45.5% green and 35.3% blue (74, 116, 90).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 22% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Toad King (#3D6C54), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.33:1).

#4A745A color codes

HEX	`#4A745A`
RGB	`rgb(74, 116, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 45.5%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 22%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 36%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 22%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.2, -20.76, 9.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.2, 22.96, 154.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.914, 14.684, 11.93)`
Decimal	`4879450`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A745A, 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 #4A745A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4A745A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	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 #4A745A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a745a; }
.text { color: #4a745a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a745a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 116 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a745a, #4a746f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #4A745A?: #4A745A is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Toad King. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A745A?: The RGB value is 74, 116, 90: 74 red, 116 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A745A?: The complementary color is #744A64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A745A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.