What color is #4A7C53?

#4A7C53 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Amazon. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A7C53?

The RGB value is 74, 124, 83: 74 red, 124 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A7C53?

The complementary color is #7C4A73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A7C53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A7C53 color

#4A7C53 rgb(74, 124, 83)

Shades of green

The hex color #4A7C53 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 48.6% green and 32.5% blue (74, 124, 83).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 25% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 51% 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 4.88:1).

#4A7C53 color codes

HEX	`#4A7C53`
RGB	`rgb(74, 124, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 48.6%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 25%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 40%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 33%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.62, -26.25, 17.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.62, 31.4, 146.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.592, 16.495, 10.755)`
Decimal	`4881491`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A7C53, 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 #4A7C53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4A7C53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	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 #4A7C53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a7c53; }
.text { color: #4a7c53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a7c53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 124 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a7c53, #4a7c6c); }

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Questions

What color is #4A7C53?: #4A7C53 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Amazon. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A7C53?: The RGB value is 74, 124, 83: 74 red, 124 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A7C53?: The complementary color is #7C4A73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A7C53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.