What color is #4BD38A?

#4BD38A is a moderate green, closest to the named color Envy’s Love. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4BD38A?

The RGB value is 75, 211, 138: 75 red, 211 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4BD38A?

The complementary color is #D34B94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4BD38A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.98:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4BD38A color

#4BD38A rgb(75, 211, 138)

Shades of green

The hex color #4BD38A is a moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 82.7% green and 54.1% blue (75, 211, 138).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 61% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 64% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Envy’s Love (#2DD78D), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.98:1).

#4BD38A color codes

HEX	`#4BD38A`
RGB	`rgb(75, 211, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 82.7%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 61%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 64%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(64%, 0%, 35%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.02, -53.27, 25.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.02, 59.1, 154.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.781, 49.916, 32.052)`
Decimal	`4969354`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4BD38A, 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 #4BD38A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#4BD38A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.98:1	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 #4BD38A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4bd38a; }
.text { color: #4bd38a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4bd38a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 211 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4bd38a, #4bd3ce); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4BD38A?: #4BD38A is a moderate green, closest to the named color Envy’s Love. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4BD38A?: The RGB value is 75, 211, 138: 75 red, 211 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4BD38A?: The complementary color is #D34B94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4BD38A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.98:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.