What color is #4A816F?

#4A816F is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Pearl Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A816F?

The RGB value is 74, 129, 111: 74 red, 129 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A816F?

The complementary color is #814A5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A816F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A816F color

#4A816F rgb(74, 129, 111)

Shades of green

The hex color #4A816F is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 50.6% green and 43.5% blue (74, 129, 111).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 27% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Pearl Green (#377B70), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.66:1).

#4A816F color codes

HEX	`#4A816F`
RGB	`rgb(74, 129, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 50.6%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 27%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 43%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 14%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.86, -22.74, 4.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.86, 23.1, 169.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.542, 18.303, 17.855)`
Decimal	`4882799`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A816F, 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 #4A816F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4A816F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	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 #4A816F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a816f; }
.text { color: #4a816f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a816f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 129 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a816f, #4a7881); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #4A816F?: #4A816F is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Pearl Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A816F?: The RGB value is 74, 129, 111: 74 red, 129 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A816F?: The complementary color is #814A5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A816F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.