What color is #4A792B?

#4A792B is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Luscious Lemongrass. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A792B?

The RGB value is 74, 121, 43: 74 red, 121 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A792B?

The complementary color is #5A2B79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A792B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.06:1 and white text 5.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A792B color

#4A792B rgb(74, 121, 43)

Shades of green

The hex color #4A792B is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 47.5% green and 16.9% blue (74, 121, 43).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 48% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 64% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Luscious Lemongrass (#517933), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.17:1).

#4A792B color codes

HEX	`#4A792B`
RGB	`rgb(74, 121, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 47.5%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 48%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 64%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 64%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.05, -30.65, 36.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.05, 47.88, 129.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.097, 15.305, 4.707)`
Decimal	`4880683`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A792B, 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 #4A792B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4A792B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.06:1	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 #4A792B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a792b; }
.text { color: #4a792b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a792b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 121 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a792b, #2b7933); }

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Questions

What color is #4A792B?: #4A792B is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Luscious Lemongrass. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A792B?: The RGB value is 74, 121, 43: 74 red, 121 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A792B?: The complementary color is #5A2B79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A792B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.06:1 and white text 5.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.