What color is #4C8262?

#4C8262 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Amazon. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C8262?

The RGB value is 76, 130, 98: 76 red, 130 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C8262?

The complementary color is #824C6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C8262?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C8262 color

#4C8262 rgb(76, 130, 98)

Shades of green

The hex color #4C8262 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 51% green and 38.4% blue (76, 130, 98).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 26% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Amazon (#387B54), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#4C8262 color codes

HEX	`#4C8262`
RGB	`rgb(76, 130, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 51%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 26%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 42%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 25%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.96, -25.59, 11.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.96, 28.18, 155.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.167, 18.383, 14.407)`
Decimal	`5014114`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C8262, 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 #4C8262	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4C8262 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	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 #4C8262 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c8262; }
.text { color: #4c8262; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c8262; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 130 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c8262, #4c827d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #4C8262?: #4C8262 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Amazon. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C8262?: The RGB value is 76, 130, 98: 76 red, 130 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C8262?: The complementary color is #824C6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C8262?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.