What color is #4C8A56?

#4C8A56 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C8A56?

The RGB value is 76, 138, 86: 76 red, 138 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C8A56?

The complementary color is #8A4C80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C8A56?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C8A56 color

#4C8A56 rgb(76, 138, 86)

Shades of green

The hex color #4C8A56 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 54.1% green and 33.7% blue (76, 138, 86).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 29% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Medusa (#559260), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.08:1).

#4C8A56 color codes

HEX	`#4C8A56`
RGB	`rgb(76, 138, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 54.1%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 29%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 45%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 38%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.27, -31.8, 21.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.27, 38.54, 145.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.748, 20.384, 12.012)`
Decimal	`5016150`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C8A56, 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 #4C8A56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4C8A56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.08:1	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 #4C8A56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c8a56; }
.text { color: #4c8a56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c8a56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 138 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c8a56, #4c8a75); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4C8A56?: #4C8A56 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C8A56?: The RGB value is 76, 138, 86: 76 red, 138 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C8A56?: The complementary color is #8A4C80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C8A56?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.