What color is #4A795B?

#4A795B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Amazon. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A795B?

The RGB value is 74, 121, 91: 74 red, 121 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A795B?

The complementary color is #794A68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A795B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and white text 5.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A795B color

#4A795B rgb(74, 121, 91)

Shades of green

The hex color #4A795B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 47.5% green and 35.7% blue (74, 121, 91).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 24% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Amazon (#387B54), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.03:1).

#4A795B color codes

HEX	`#4A795B`
RGB	`rgb(74, 121, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 47.5%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 24%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 39%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 25%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.82, -23.14, 11.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.82, 25.84, 153.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.549, 15.885, 12.353)`
Decimal	`4880731`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A795B, 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 #4A795B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4A795B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	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 #4A795B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a795b; }
.text { color: #4a795b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a795b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 121 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a795b, #4a7972); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #4A795B?: #4A795B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Amazon. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A795B?: The RGB value is 74, 121, 91: 74 red, 121 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A795B?: The complementary color is #794A68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A795B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and white text 5.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.