What color is #4BAF6C?

#4BAF6C is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Medium Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4BAF6C?

The RGB value is 75, 175, 108: 75 red, 175 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4BAF6C?

The complementary color is #AF4B8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4BAF6C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.65:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4BAF6C color

#4BAF6C rgb(75, 175, 108)

Shades of green

The hex color #4BAF6C is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 68.6% green and 42.4% blue (75, 175, 108).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 40% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Medium Sea Green (#3CB371), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.65:1).

#4BAF6C color codes

HEX	`#4BAF6C`
RGB	`rgb(75, 175, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 68.6%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 40%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 57%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 0%, 38%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.35, -44.38, 25.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.35, 51.34, 149.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.937, 33.237, 19.496)`
Decimal	`4960108`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4BAF6C, 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 #4BAF6C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#4BAF6C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.65:1	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 #4BAF6C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4baf6c; }
.text { color: #4baf6c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4baf6c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 175 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4baf6c, #4baf9e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4BAF6C?: #4BAF6C is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Medium Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4BAF6C?: The RGB value is 75, 175, 108: 75 red, 175 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4BAF6C?: The complementary color is #AF4B8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4BAF6C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.65:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.