What color is #4AB99B?

#4AB99B is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Electra. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4AB99B?

The RGB value is 74, 185, 155: 74 red, 185 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4AB99B?

The complementary color is #B94A68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4AB99B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.7:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4AB99B color

#4AB99B rgb(74, 185, 155)

Shades of green

The hex color #4AB99B is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 72.5% green and 60.8% blue (74, 185, 155).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 44% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Electra (#55B492), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.7:1).

#4AB99B color codes

HEX	`#4AB99B`
RGB	`rgb(74, 185, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 72.5%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 44%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 60%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 0%, 16%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.4, -38.86, 5.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.4, 39.3, 171.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.087, 38.518, 37.064)`
Decimal	`4897179`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4AB99B, 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 #4AB99B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#4AB99B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.7:1	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 #4AB99B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4ab99b; }
.text { color: #4ab99b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4ab99b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 185 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4ab99b, #4aa0b9); }

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Questions

What color is #4AB99B?: #4AB99B is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Electra. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4AB99B?: The RGB value is 74, 185, 155: 74 red, 185 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4AB99B?: The complementary color is #B94A68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4AB99B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.7:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.