What color is #4A8947?

#4A8947 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Beanpole. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A8947?

The RGB value is 74, 137, 71: 74 red, 137 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A8947?

The complementary color is #864789, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A8947?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A8947 color

#4A8947 rgb(74, 137, 71)

Shades of green

The hex color #4A8947 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 53.7% green and 27.8% blue (74, 137, 71).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 32% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 48% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Beanpole (#4E8747), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.96:1).

#4A8947 color codes

HEX	`#4A8947`
RGB	`rgb(74, 137, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 53.7%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 32%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 48%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 0%, 48%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.61, -34.43, 29.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.61, 45.1, 139.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.906, 19.801, 9.102)`
Decimal	`4884807`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A8947, 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 #4A8947	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4A8947 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	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 #4A8947 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a8947; }
.text { color: #4a8947; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a8947; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 137 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a8947, #478965); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #4A8947?: #4A8947 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Beanpole. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A8947?: The RGB value is 74, 137, 71: 74 red, 137 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A8947?: The complementary color is #864789, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A8947?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.