What color is #4BBF50?

#4BBF50 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Whole Nine Yards. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4BBF50?

The RGB value is 75, 191, 80: 75 red, 191 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4BBF50?

The complementary color is #BF4BBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4BBF50?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.87:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4BBF50 color

#4BBF50 rgb(75, 191, 80)

Shades of green

The hex color #4BBF50 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 74.9% green and 31.4% blue (75, 191, 80).

Its hue angle is 123°, with 48% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 0% magenta, 58% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Whole Nine Yards (#03C03C), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.87:1).

#4BBF50 color codes

HEX	`#4BBF50`
RGB	`rgb(75, 191, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 74.9%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(123, 48%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(123, 61%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 0%, 58%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.99, -54.87, 45.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.99, 71.38, 140.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.979, 39.334, 13.969)`
Decimal	`4964176`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4BBF50, 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 #4BBF50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#4BBF50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.87:1	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 #4BBF50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4bbf50; }
.text { color: #4bbf50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4bbf50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 191 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4bbf50, #4bbf8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lime Green.

Questions

What color is #4BBF50?: #4BBF50 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Whole Nine Yards. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4BBF50?: The RGB value is 75, 191, 80: 75 red, 191 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4BBF50?: The complementary color is #BF4BBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4BBF50?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.87:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.