What color is #4A8450?

#4A8450 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Beanpole. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A8450?

The RGB value is 74, 132, 80: 74 red, 132 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A8450?

The complementary color is #844A7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A8450?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A8450 color

#4A8450 rgb(74, 132, 80)

Shades of green

The hex color #4A8450 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 51.8% green and 31.4% blue (74, 132, 80).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 28% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Beanpole (#4E8747), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.71:1).

#4A8450 color codes

HEX	`#4A8450`
RGB	`rgb(74, 132, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 51.8%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 28%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 44%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 0%, 39%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.14, -30.67, 22.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.14, 37.92, 143.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.523, 18.537, 10.506)`
Decimal	`4883536`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A8450, 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 #4A8450	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4A8450 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.71:1	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 #4A8450 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a8450; }
.text { color: #4a8450; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a8450; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 132 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a8450, #4a846d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4A8450?: #4A8450 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Beanpole. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A8450?: The RGB value is 74, 132, 80: 74 red, 132 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A8450?: The complementary color is #844A7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A8450?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.