What color is #4AB279?

#4AB279 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Medium Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4AB279?

The RGB value is 74, 178, 121: 74 red, 178 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4AB279?

The complementary color is #B24A83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4AB279?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4AB279 color

#4AB279 rgb(74, 178, 121)

Shades of green

The hex color #4AB279 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 69.8% green and 47.5% blue (74, 178, 121).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 41% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Medium Sea Green (#3CB371), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.94:1).

#4AB279 color codes

HEX	`#4AB279`
RGB	`rgb(74, 178, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 69.8%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 41%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 58%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 0%, 32%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.49, -43.38, 20.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.49, 47.92, 154.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.194, 34.675, 23.609)`
Decimal	`4895353`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4AB279, 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 #4AB279	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#4AB279 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.94:1	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 #4AB279 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4ab279; }
.text { color: #4ab279; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4ab279; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 178 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4ab279, #4ab2ad); }

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Questions

What color is #4AB279?: #4AB279 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Medium Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4AB279?: The RGB value is 74, 178, 121: 74 red, 178 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4AB279?: The complementary color is #B24A83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4AB279?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.