What color is #4CA440?

#4CA440 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Jungle Jewels. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4CA440?

The RGB value is 76, 164, 64: 76 red, 164 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4CA440?

The complementary color is #9840A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4CA440?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.69:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4CA440 color

#4CA440 rgb(76, 164, 64)

Shades of green

The hex color #4CA440 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 64.3% green and 25.1% blue (76, 164, 64).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 44% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 0% magenta, 61% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Jungle Jewels (#58A64B), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.69:1).

#4CA440 color codes

HEX	`#4CA440`
RGB	`rgb(76, 164, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 64.3%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 44%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 61%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 0%, 61%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.3, -46.17, 43.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.3, 63.12, 137.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.181, 28.456, 9.437)`
Decimal	`5022784`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4CA440, 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 #4CA440	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4CA440 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.69:1	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 #4CA440 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4ca440; }
.text { color: #4ca440; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4ca440; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 164 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4ca440, #40a466); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Basil.

Questions

What color is #4CA440?: #4CA440 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Jungle Jewels. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4CA440?: The RGB value is 76, 164, 64: 76 red, 164 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4CA440?: The complementary color is #9840A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4CA440?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.69:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.