What color is #4C8F42?

#4C8F42 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color May Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C8F42?

The RGB value is 76, 143, 66: 76 red, 143 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C8F42?

The complementary color is #85428F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C8F42?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C8F42 color

#4C8F42 rgb(76, 143, 66)

Shades of green

The hex color #4C8F42 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 56.1% green and 25.9% blue (76, 143, 66).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 37% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 54% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is May Green (#4C9141), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.31:1).

#4C8F42 color codes

HEX	`#4C8F42`
RGB	`rgb(76, 143, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 56.1%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 37%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 54%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 54%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.57, -37.17, 34.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.57, 50.49, 137.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.786, 21.574, 8.591)`
Decimal	`5017410`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C8F42, 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 #4C8F42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4C8F42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.31:1	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 #4C8F42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c8f42; }
.text { color: #4c8f42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c8f42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 143 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c8f42, #428f5f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Basil.

Questions

What color is #4C8F42?: #4C8F42 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color May Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C8F42?: The RGB value is 76, 143, 66: 76 red, 143 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C8F42?: The complementary color is #85428F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C8F42?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.