What color is #4A8740?

#4A8740 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Beanpole. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A8740?

The RGB value is 74, 135, 64: 74 red, 135 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A8740?

The complementary color is #7D4087, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A8740?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A8740 color

#4A8740 rgb(74, 135, 64)

Shades of green

The hex color #4A8740 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 52.9% green and 25.1% blue (74, 135, 64).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 36% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 53% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Beanpole (#4E8747), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

#4A8740 color codes

HEX	`#4A8740`
RGB	`rgb(74, 135, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 52.9%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 36%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 53%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 53%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.87, -34.54, 31.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.87, 47.01, 137.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.413, 19.153, 7.892)`
Decimal	`4884288`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A8740, 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 #4A8740	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4A8740 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	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 #4A8740 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a8740; }
.text { color: #4a8740; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a8740; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 135 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a8740, #40875a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Forest Green.

Questions

What color is #4A8740?: #4A8740 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Beanpole. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A8740?: The RGB value is 74, 135, 64: 74 red, 135 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A8740?: The complementary color is #7D4087, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A8740?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.