What color is #4C9803?

#4C9803 is a dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Grass Is Greener. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C9803?

The RGB value is 76, 152, 3: 76 red, 152 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C9803?

The complementary color is #4F0398, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C9803?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.8:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C9803 color

#4C9803 rgb(76, 152, 3)

Shades of green

The hex color #4C9803 is a dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 59.6% green and 1.2% blue (76, 152, 3).

Its hue angle is 91°, with 96% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 98% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Grass Is Greener (#3F9B0B), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.8:1).

#4C9803 color codes

HEX	`#4C9803`
RGB	`rgb(76, 152, 3)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 59.6%, 1.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(91, 96%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(91, 98%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 98%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.09, -45.25, 57.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.09, 73.54, 127.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.225, 23.999, 3.969)`
Decimal	`5019651`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C9803, 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 #4C9803	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4C9803 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.8:1	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 #4C9803 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c9803; }
.text { color: #4c9803; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c9803; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 152 3 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c9803, #039804); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #4C9803?: #4C9803 is a dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Grass Is Greener. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C9803?: The RGB value is 76, 152, 3: 76 red, 152 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C9803?: The complementary color is #4F0398, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C9803?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.8:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.