What color is #4B916D?

#4B916D is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Illuminati Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B916D?

The RGB value is 75, 145, 109: 75 red, 145 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B916D?

The complementary color is #914B6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B916D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B916D color

#4B916D rgb(75, 145, 109)

Shades of green

The hex color #4B916D is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 56.9% green and 42.7% blue (75, 145, 109).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 32% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Illuminati Green (#419168), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.57:1).

#4B916D color codes

HEX	`#4B916D`
RGB	`rgb(75, 145, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 56.9%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 32%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 48%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 0%, 25%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.92, -30.84, 12.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.92, 33.24, 158.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.786, 22.85, 18.044)`
Decimal	`4952429`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B916D, 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 #4B916D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4B916D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.57:1	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 #4B916D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b916d; }
.text { color: #4b916d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b916d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 145 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b916d, #4b9190); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4B916D?: #4B916D is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Illuminati Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B916D?: The RGB value is 75, 145, 109: 75 red, 145 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B916D?: The complementary color is #914B6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B916D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.