What color is #4A9116?

#4A9116 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Basil. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A9116?

The RGB value is 74, 145, 22: 74 red, 145 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A9116?

The complementary color is #5D1691, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A9116?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A9116 color

#4A9116 rgb(74, 145, 22)

Shades of green

The hex color #4A9116 is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 56.9% green and 8.6% blue (74, 145, 22).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 74% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 85% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Basil (#579229), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.35:1).

#4A9116 color codes

HEX	`#4A9116`
RGB	`rgb(74, 145, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 56.9%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 74%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 85%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 0%, 85%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.78, -42.52, 52.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.78, 67.45, 129.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.094, 21.764, 4.27)`
Decimal	`4886806`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A9116, 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 #4A9116	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4A9116 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.35:1	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 #4A9116 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a9116; }
.text { color: #4a9116; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a9116; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 145 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a9116, #16911f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4A9116?: #4A9116 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Basil. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A9116?: The RGB value is 74, 145, 22: 74 red, 145 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A9116?: The complementary color is #5D1691, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A9116?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.