What color is #4A8242?

#4A8242 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Beanpole. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A8242?

The RGB value is 74, 130, 66: 74 red, 130 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A8242?

The complementary color is #7A4282, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A8242?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A8242 color

#4A8242 rgb(74, 130, 66)

Shades of green

The hex color #4A8242 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 51% green and 25.9% blue (74, 130, 66).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 33% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 49% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Beanpole (#4E8747), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.6:1).

#4A8242 color codes

HEX	`#4A8242`
RGB	`rgb(74, 130, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 51%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 33%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 49%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 49%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.27, -31.98, 28.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.27, 43.08, 137.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.79, 17.814, 7.97)`
Decimal	`4883010`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A8242, 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 #4A8242	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4A8242 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	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 #4A8242 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a8242; }
.text { color: #4a8242; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a8242; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 130 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a8242, #42825a); }

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Questions

What color is #4A8242?: #4A8242 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Beanpole. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A8242?: The RGB value is 74, 130, 66: 74 red, 130 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A8242?: The complementary color is #7A4282, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A8242?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.