What color is #4CAB79?

#4CAB79 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Jubilant Jade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4CAB79?

The RGB value is 76, 171, 121: 76 red, 171 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4CAB79?

The complementary color is #AB4C7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4CAB79?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.41:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4CAB79 color

#4CAB79 rgb(76, 171, 121)

Shades of green

The hex color #4CAB79 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 67.1% green and 47.5% blue (76, 171, 121).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 38% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Jubilant Jade (#44AA77), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.41:1).

#4CAB79 color codes

HEX	`#4CAB79`
RGB	`rgb(76, 171, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 67.1%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 38%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 56%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 0%, 29%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.38, -39.9, 17.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.38, 43.56, 156.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.993, 32.041, 23.164)`
Decimal	`5024633`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4CAB79, 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 #4CAB79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#4CAB79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.41:1	Pass	Pass	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 #4CAB79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4cab79; }
.text { color: #4cab79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4cab79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 171 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4cab79, #4caba8); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #4CAB79?: #4CAB79 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Jubilant Jade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4CAB79?: The RGB value is 76, 171, 121: 76 red, 171 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4CAB79?: The complementary color is #AB4C7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4CAB79?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.41:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.