What color is #4AB247?

#4AB247 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Matt Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4AB247?

The RGB value is 74, 178, 71: 74 red, 178 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4AB247?

The complementary color is #AF47B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4AB247?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.75:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4AB247 color

#4AB247 rgb(74, 178, 71)

Shades of green

The hex color #4AB247 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 69.8% green and 27.8% blue (74, 178, 71).

Its hue angle is 118°, with 43% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 0% magenta, 60% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Matt Green (#39AD48), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.75:1).

#4AB247 color codes

HEX	`#4AB247`
RGB	`rgb(74, 178, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 69.8%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(118, 43%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(118, 60%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 0%, 60%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.76, -51.32, 44.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.76, 68.19, 138.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.881, 33.75, 11.427)`
Decimal	`4895303`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4AB247, 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 #4AB247	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#4AB247 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.75:1	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 #4AB247 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4ab247; }
.text { color: #4ab247; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4ab247; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 178 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4ab247, #47b279); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Kelly Green.

Questions

What color is #4AB247?: #4AB247 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Matt Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4AB247?: The RGB value is 74, 178, 71: 74 red, 178 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4AB247?: The complementary color is #AF47B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4AB247?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.75:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.