What color is #4A9972?

#4A9972 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Natural Orchestra. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A9972?

The RGB value is 74, 153, 114: 74 red, 153 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A9972?

The complementary color is #994A71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A9972?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.09:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A9972 color

#4A9972 rgb(74, 153, 114)

Shades of green

The hex color #4A9972 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 60% green and 44.7% blue (74, 153, 114).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 35% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Natural Orchestra (#4C9C77), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.09:1).

#4A9972 color codes

HEX	`#4A9972`
RGB	`rgb(74, 153, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 60%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 35%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 52%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 0%, 25%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.51, -33.77, 13.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.51, 36.26, 158.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.251, 25.452, 19.92)`
Decimal	`4888946`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A9972, 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 #4A9972	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4A9972 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.09:1	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 #4A9972 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a9972; }
.text { color: #4a9972; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a9972; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 153 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a9972, #4a9999); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Shamrock Green.

Questions

What color is #4A9972?: #4A9972 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Natural Orchestra. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A9972?: The RGB value is 74, 153, 114: 74 red, 153 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A9972?: The complementary color is #994A71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A9972?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.09:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.