What color is #4BC388?

#4BC388 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Bleached Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4BC388?

The RGB value is 75, 195, 136: 75 red, 195 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4BC388?

The complementary color is #C34B86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4BC388?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.46:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4BC388 color

#4BC388 rgb(75, 195, 136)

Shades of green

The hex color #4BC388 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 76.5% green and 53.3% blue (75, 195, 136).

Its hue angle is 151°, with 50% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Bleached Olive (#55BB88), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.46:1).

#4BC388 color codes

HEX	`#4BC388`
RGB	`rgb(75, 195, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 76.5%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(151, 50%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(151, 62%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 0%, 30%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.08, -47.23, 19.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.08, 51.26, 157.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.858, 42.301, 30.037)`
Decimal	`4965256`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4BC388, 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 #4BC388	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#4BC388 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.46:1	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 #4BC388 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4bc388; }
.text { color: #4bc388; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4bc388; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 195 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4bc388, #4bc2c3); }

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Questions

What color is #4BC388?: #4BC388 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Bleached Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4BC388?: The RGB value is 75, 195, 136: 75 red, 195 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4BC388?: The complementary color is #C34B86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4BC388?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.46:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.