What color is #4A8857?

#4A8857 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A8857?

The RGB value is 74, 136, 87: 74 red, 136 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A8857?

The complementary color is #884A7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A8857?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A8857 color

#4A8857 rgb(74, 136, 87)

Shades of green

The hex color #4A8857 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 53.3% green and 34.1% blue (74, 136, 87).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 30% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Sea Green (#2E8B57), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.95:1).

#4A8857 color codes

HEX	`#4A8857`
RGB	`rgb(74, 136, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 53.3%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 30%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 46%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 0%, 36%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.55, -31.29, 20.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.55, 37.28, 147.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.348, 19.751, 12.124)`
Decimal	`4884567`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A8857, 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 #4A8857	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4A8857 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.95:1	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 #4A8857 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a8857; }
.text { color: #4a8857; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a8857; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 136 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a8857, #4a8876); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4A8857?: #4A8857 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A8857?: The RGB value is 74, 136, 87: 74 red, 136 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A8857?: The complementary color is #884A7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A8857?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.