What color is #4A7B50?

#4A7B50 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Autumn Crocodile. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A7B50?

The RGB value is 74, 123, 80: 74 red, 123 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A7B50?

The complementary color is #7B4A75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A7B50?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.24:1 and white text 4.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A7B50 color

#4A7B50 rgb(74, 123, 80)

Shades of green

The hex color #4A7B50 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 48.2% green and 31.4% blue (74, 123, 80).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 25% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Autumn Crocodile (#447744), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.95:1).

#4A7B50 color codes

HEX	`#4A7B50`
RGB	`rgb(74, 123, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 48.2%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 25%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 40%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 35%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.24, -26.32, 18.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.24, 32.14, 144.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.354, 16.2, 10.117)`
Decimal	`4881232`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A7B50, 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 #4A7B50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4A7B50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.24:1	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 #4A7B50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a7b50; }
.text { color: #4a7b50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a7b50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 123 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a7b50, #4a7b68); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #4A7B50?: #4A7B50 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Autumn Crocodile. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A7B50?: The RGB value is 74, 123, 80: 74 red, 123 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A7B50?: The complementary color is #7B4A75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A7B50?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.24:1 and white text 4.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.