Information about #4A6212 color

#4A6212 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #4A6212 is classified in the Register under the Chartreuse Color Family, with High Saturation and Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(74, 98, 18) — 29% red, 38.4% green, 7.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 9 / 0 / 31 / 62. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A energetic, saturated zesty chartreuse, #4A6212 leans clearly toward the dark side. Expect to see shades like this in night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Saratoga (#555B10). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Dark Moss Green (#4A5D23) and Terre Verte (#385E0F).

In RGB terms — rgb(74, 98, 18) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #4A6212 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 6.9:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.0:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:62), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#4A6212 color variations

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#4A6212 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #4A6212

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Saratoga color link
Saratoga

#555B10

Terre Verte color link
Terre Verte

#385E0F

Lucy Green color link
Lucy Green

#4B531E

Green Cola color link
Green Cola

#4C721D

Xander color link
Xander

#44500C

Army Green color link
Army Green

#4B5320

Camo Green color link
Camo Green

#526525

Topspin color link
Topspin

#427120

High Country color link
High Country

#406326

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#4A6212
  • RGB74, 98, 18
  • CMYK9, 0, 31, 62
  • CSSrgb(74, 98, 18)
  • HSL78°, 69%, 23%
  • HSL Precise78°, 68.966%, 22.745%
  • HSV78°, 82%, 38%
  • HSB78°, 82%, 38%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.290
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.384
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.071
  • GLSLvec3(0.290, 0.384, 0.071)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.290, 0.384, 0.071, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.290, 0.384, 0.071)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB29%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB38.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB7.1%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID4A6212
  • DECIMAL ID4874770
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01