What color is #4C915A?

#4C915A is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C915A?

The RGB value is 76, 145, 90: 76 red, 145 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C915A?

The complementary color is #914C83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C915A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.51:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C915A color

#4C915A rgb(76, 145, 90)

Shades of green

The hex color #4C915A is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 56.9% green and 35.3% blue (76, 145, 90).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 31% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Medusa (#559260), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.51:1).

#4C915A color codes

HEX	`#4C915A`
RGB	`rgb(76, 145, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 56.9%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 31%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 48%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 0%, 38%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.58, -34.32, 22.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.58, 41.1, 146.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.95, 22.524, 13.231)`
Decimal	`5017946`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C915A, 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 #4C915A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4C915A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.51:1	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 #4C915A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c915a; }
.text { color: #4c915a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c915a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 145 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c915a, #4c917d); }

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Questions

What color is #4C915A?: #4C915A is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C915A?: The RGB value is 76, 145, 90: 76 red, 145 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C915A?: The complementary color is #914C83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C915A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.51:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.