What color is #4A7A53?

#4A7A53 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Amazon. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A7A53?

The RGB value is 74, 122, 83: 74 red, 122 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A7A53?

The complementary color is #7A4A71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A7A53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and white text 5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A7A53 color

#4A7A53 rgb(74, 122, 83)

Shades of green

The hex color #4A7A53 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 47.8% green and 32.5% blue (74, 122, 83).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 24% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Amazon (#387B54), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5:1).

#4A7A53 color codes

HEX	`#4A7A53`
RGB	`rgb(74, 122, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 47.8%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 24%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 39%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 32%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.97, -25.26, 16.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.97, 30.09, 147.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.344, 15.999, 10.672)`
Decimal	`4880979`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A7A53, 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 #4A7A53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4A7A53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	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 #4A7A53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a7a53; }
.text { color: #4a7a53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a7a53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 122 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a7a53, #4a7a6b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4A7A53?: #4A7A53 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Amazon. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A7A53?: The RGB value is 74, 122, 83: 74 red, 122 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A7A53?: The complementary color is #7A4A71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A7A53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and white text 5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.