What color is #4B9700?

#4B9700 is a dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Grass Is Greener. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B9700?

The RGB value is 75, 151, 0: 75 red, 151 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B9700?

The complementary color is #4C0097, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B9700?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.73:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B9700 color

#4B9700 rgb(75, 151, 0)

Shades of green

The hex color #4B9700 is a dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 59.2% green and 0% blue (75, 151, 0).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 100% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Grass Is Greener (#3F9B0B), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.73:1).

#4B9700 color codes

HEX	`#4B9700`
RGB	`rgb(75, 151, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 59.2%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 100%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 100%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 100%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.71, -45.25, 58.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.71, 73.68, 127.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.968, 23.628, 3.825)`
Decimal	`4953856`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B9700, 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 #4B9700	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4B9700 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.73:1	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 #4B9700 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b9700; }
.text { color: #4b9700; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b9700; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 151 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b9700, #009700); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4B9700?: #4B9700 is a dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Grass Is Greener. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B9700?: The RGB value is 75, 151, 0: 75 red, 151 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B9700?: The complementary color is #4C0097, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B9700?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.73:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.