What color is #4B8852?

#4B8852 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Beanpole. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B8852?

The RGB value is 75, 136, 82: 75 red, 136 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B8852?

The complementary color is #884B81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B8852?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B8852 color

#4B8852 rgb(75, 136, 82)

Shades of green

The hex color #4B8852 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 53.3% green and 32.2% blue (75, 136, 82).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 29% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Beanpole (#4E8747), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#4B8852 color codes

HEX	`#4B8852`
RGB	`rgb(75, 136, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 53.3%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 29%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 45%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 40%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.51, -31.88, 23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.51, 39.31, 144.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.228, 19.712, 11.089)`
Decimal	`4950098`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B8852, 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 #4B8852	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4B8852 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	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 #4B8852 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b8852; }
.text { color: #4b8852; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b8852; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 136 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b8852, #4b8870); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4B8852?: #4B8852 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Beanpole. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B8852?: The RGB value is 75, 136, 82: 75 red, 136 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B8852?: The complementary color is #884B81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B8852?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.