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#4A735D Color

#4A735D is rgb(74, 115, 93) in RGB, hsl(148, 22%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(36%, 0%, 19%, 55%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Hooker's Green (#49796B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.66. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4A735D
HEX#4A735D
RGBrgb(74, 115, 93)
HSLhsl(148, 22%, 37%)
HSVhsv(148, 36%, 45%)
CMYKcmyk(36%, 0%, 19%, 55%)
OKLCHoklch(51.8% 0.058 160)
LABlab(44.91% -18.92 7.46)
LCHlch(44.91% 20.33 158.48)

What #4A735D Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #4A735D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Hooker's Green#49796BΔE 5.66Viridian#40826DΔE 9.08Amazon#3B7A57ΔE 10.47Wintergreen Dream#56887DΔE 10.75Hunter Green#355E3BΔE 12.1Artichoke Green#4B6F44ΔE 12.45

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#4A735D Channel Values

How #4A735D breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 74 · G 115 · B 938-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 148° · S 22% · L 37%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 148° · S 36% · V 45%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 36% · M 0% · Y 19% · K 55%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.38:1 vs white · 3.9:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4A735D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #4A735D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #4A735D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4A735D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#4A735D
Complementary
#734A60
Analogous
#4B734A
Analogous
#4A7372
Triadic
#5D4A73
Triadic
#735D4A
Split comp.
#724A73
Split comp.
#734A4B

Tints & Shades of #4A735D

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5B8F74
#70A488
#8CB59F
#A8C7B7
#C4D9CE
#DDE9E3

Shades

#406450
#385746
#2E483A
#24382D
#1A2821
#121C17

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #4A735D.

How #4A735D Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#4A735D
Protanopia#6D6D5D
Protanomaly#61705D
Deuteranopia#68685E
Deuteranomaly#5D6C5E
Tritanopia#4E7171
Tritanomaly#4C7269
Achromatopsia#6A6A6A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #4A735D in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-4a735d: #4A735D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4A735D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4a735d': '#4A735D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.290, green: 0.451, blue: 0.365)
Android XML<color name="color_4a735d">#4A735D</color>
SVG fillfill="#4A735D"

More Green Colors

#4A735D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#4A735D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4A735D?

#4A735D is a dark green — rgb(74, 115, 93) in RGB and hsl(148, 22%, 37%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Hooker's Green (#49796B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.66.

What is the RGB value of #4A735D?

#4A735D is rgb(74, 115, 93) — red 74, green 115, and blue 93 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4A735D?

#4A735D converts to approximately cmyk(36%, 0%, 19%, 55%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4A735D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #4A735D scores 5.38:1 against white and 3.9:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4A735D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4A735D is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 19.07, which is visibly different.

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