What color is #4BB18D?

#4BB18D is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Electra. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4BB18D?

The RGB value is 75, 177, 141: 75 red, 177 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4BB18D?

The complementary color is #B14B6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4BB18D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.97:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4BB18D color

#4BB18D rgb(75, 177, 141)

Shades of green

The hex color #4BB18D is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 69.4% green and 55.3% blue (75, 177, 141).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 40% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Electra (#55B492), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.97:1).

#4BB18D color codes

HEX	`#4BB18D`
RGB	`rgb(75, 177, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 69.4%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 40%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 58%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 0%, 20%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.64, -38.39, 9.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.64, 39.58, 165.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.429, 34.861, 30.688)`
Decimal	`4960653`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4BB18D, 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 #4BB18D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#4BB18D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.97:1	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 #4BB18D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4bb18d; }
.text { color: #4bb18d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4bb18d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 177 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4bb18d, #4ba2b1); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4BB18D?: #4BB18D is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Electra. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4BB18D?: The RGB value is 75, 177, 141: 75 red, 177 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4BB18D?: The complementary color is #B14B6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4BB18D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.97:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.