What color is #4CBB17?

#4CBB17 is a moderate green known as Kelly Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Kelly Green?

The RGB value is 76, 187, 23: 76 red, 187 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Kelly Green?

The complementary color is #8617BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4CBB17?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.43:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Kelly Green color: hex code #4CBB17

#4CBB17 rgb(76, 187, 23)

Shades of green

Kelly Green has the hex code #4CBB17. It is a moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 73.3% green and 9% blue (76, 187, 23).

Its hue angle is 101°, with 78% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 59% cyan, 0% magenta, 88% yellow and 27% black.

This exact color is also called Luigi.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.43:1).

Kelly Green (#4CBB17) color codes

HEX	`#4CBB17`
RGB	`rgb(76, 187, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 73.3%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(101, 78%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(101, 88%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(59%, 0%, 88%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.38, -57.58, 64.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.38, 86.17, 131.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.905, 37.137, 6.877)`
Decimal	`5028631`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Kelly Green, 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 #4CBB17	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#4CBB17 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.43:1	Pass	Pass	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 #4CBB17 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4cbb17; }
.text { color: #4cbb17; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4cbb17; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 187 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4cbb17, #17bb34); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #4CBB17 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #4CBB17?: #4CBB17 is a moderate green known as Kelly Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Kelly Green?: The RGB value is 76, 187, 23: 76 red, 187 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Kelly Green?: The complementary color is #8617BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4CBB17?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.43:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.