What color is #4A964B?

#4A964B is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Kryptonite Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A964B?

The RGB value is 74, 150, 75: 74 red, 150 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A964B?

The complementary color is #964A95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A964B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.76:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A964B color

#4A964B rgb(74, 150, 75)

Shades of green

The hex color #4A964B is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 58.8% green and 29.4% blue (74, 150, 75).

Its hue angle is 121°, with 34% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Kryptonite Green (#439946), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.76:1).

#4A964B color codes

HEX	`#4A964B`
RGB	`rgb(74, 150, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 58.8%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(121, 34%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(121, 51%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 0%, 50%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.86, -39.55, 32.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.86, 51.08, 140.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15, 23.775, 10.454)`
Decimal	`4888139`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A964B, 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 #4A964B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4A964B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.76:1	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 #4A964B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a964b; }
.text { color: #4a964b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a964b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 150 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a964b, #4a9671); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Basil.

Questions

What color is #4A964B?: #4A964B is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Kryptonite Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A964B?: The RGB value is 74, 150, 75: 74 red, 150 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A964B?: The complementary color is #964A95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A964B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.76:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.