What color is #4AB449?

#4AB449 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Try Your Luck. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4AB449?

The RGB value is 74, 180, 73: 74 red, 180 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4AB449?

The complementary color is #B349B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4AB449?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.92:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4AB449 color

#4AB449 rgb(74, 180, 73)

Shades of green

The hex color #4AB449 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 70.6% green and 28.6% blue (74, 180, 73).

Its hue angle is 119°, with 42% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 59% cyan, 0% magenta, 59% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Try Your Luck (#34B334), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.92:1).

#4AB449 color codes

HEX	`#4AB449`
RGB	`rgb(74, 180, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 70.6%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(119, 42%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(119, 59%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(59%, 0%, 59%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.42, -51.84, 44.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.42, 68.48, 139.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.347, 34.578, 11.904)`
Decimal	`4895817`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4AB449, 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 #4AB449	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#4AB449 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.92:1	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 #4AB449 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4ab449; }
.text { color: #4ab449; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4ab449; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 180 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4ab449, #49b47d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Kelly Green.

Questions

What color is #4AB449?: #4AB449 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Try Your Luck. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4AB449?: The RGB value is 74, 180, 73: 74 red, 180 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4AB449?: The complementary color is #B349B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4AB449?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.92:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.