What color is #4A9840?

#4A9840 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 #4A9840?

The RGB value is 74, 152, 64: 74 red, 152 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A9840?

The complementary color is #8E4098, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A9840?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.86:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A9840 color

#4A9840 rgb(74, 152, 64)

Shades of green

The hex color #4A9840 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 59.6% green and 25.1% blue (74, 152, 64).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 41% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 0% magenta, 58% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Kryptonite Green (#439946), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.86:1).

#4A9840 color codes

HEX	`#4A9840`
RGB	`rgb(74, 152, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 59.6%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 41%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 58%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 0%, 58%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.37, -41.87, 38.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.37, 56.86, 137.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.977, 24.281, 8.747)`
Decimal	`4888640`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A9840, 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 #4A9840	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4A9840 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.86:1	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 #4A9840 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a9840; }
.text { color: #4a9840; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a9840; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 152 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a9840, #409862); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Basil.

Questions

What color is #4A9840?: #4A9840 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 #4A9840?: The RGB value is 74, 152, 64: 74 red, 152 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A9840?: The complementary color is #8E4098, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A9840?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.86:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.