What color is #4B9455?

#4B9455 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Wild Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B9455?

The RGB value is 75, 148, 85: 75 red, 148 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B9455?

The complementary color is #944B8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B9455?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B9455 color

#4B9455 rgb(75, 148, 85)

Shades of green

The hex color #4B9455 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 58% green and 33.3% blue (75, 148, 85).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 33% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Wild Forest (#38914A), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.67:1).

#4B9455 color codes

HEX	`#4B9455`
RGB	`rgb(75, 148, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 58%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 33%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 49%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 0%, 43%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.41, -36.82, 26.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.41, 45.34, 144.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.13, 23.33, 12.298)`
Decimal	`4953173`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B9455, 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 #4B9455	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4B9455 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.67:1	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 #4B9455 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b9455; }
.text { color: #4b9455; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b9455; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 148 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b9455, #4b947a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #4B9455?: #4B9455 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Wild Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B9455?: The RGB value is 75, 148, 85: 75 red, 148 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B9455?: The complementary color is #944B8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B9455?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.