What color is #4C8B52?

#4C8B52 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Underclover. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C8B52?

The RGB value is 76, 139, 82: 76 red, 139 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C8B52?

The complementary color is #8B4C85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C8B52?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C8B52 color

#4C8B52 rgb(76, 139, 82)

Shades of green

The hex color #4C8B52 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 54.5% green and 32.2% blue (76, 139, 82).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 29% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Underclover (#428C49), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.12:1).

#4C8B52 color codes

HEX	`#4C8B52`
RGB	`rgb(76, 139, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 54.5%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 29%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 45%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 41%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.52, -32.96, 24.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.52, 40.97, 143.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.735, 20.61, 11.235)`
Decimal	`5016402`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C8B52, 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 #4C8B52	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4C8B52 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.12:1	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 #4C8B52 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c8b52; }
.text { color: #4c8b52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c8b52; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 139 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c8b52, #4c8b72); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #4C8B52?: #4C8B52 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Underclover. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C8B52?: The RGB value is 76, 139, 82: 76 red, 139 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C8B52?: The complementary color is #8B4C85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C8B52?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.