What color is #4A843F?

#4A843F is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Beanpole. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A843F?

The RGB value is 74, 132, 63: 74 red, 132 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A843F?

The complementary color is #793F84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A843F?

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

#4A843F color

#4A843F rgb(74, 132, 63)

Shades of green

The hex color #4A843F is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 51.8% green and 24.7% blue (74, 132, 63).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 35% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 0% magenta, 52% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Beanpole (#4E8747), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#4A843F color codes

HEX	`#4A843F`
RGB	`rgb(74, 132, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 51.8%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 35%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 52%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 0%, 52%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.88, -33.32, 31.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.88, 45.65, 136.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.972, 18.317, 7.606)`
Decimal	`4883519`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A843F, 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 #4A843F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4A843F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	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 #4A843F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a843f; }
.text { color: #4a843f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a843f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 132 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a843f, #3f8457); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #4A843F?: #4A843F is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Beanpole. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A843F?: The RGB value is 74, 132, 63: 74 red, 132 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A843F?: The complementary color is #793F84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A843F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.