What color is #4CB95A?

#4CB95A is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Intoxicate. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4CB95A?

The RGB value is 76, 185, 90: 76 red, 185 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4CB95A?

The complementary color is #B94CAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4CB95A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.39:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4CB95A color

#4CB95A rgb(76, 185, 90)

Shades of green

The hex color #4CB95A is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 72.5% green and 35.3% blue (76, 185, 90).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 44% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 59% cyan, 0% magenta, 51% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Intoxicate (#11BB55), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.39:1).

#4CB95A color codes

HEX	`#4CB95A`
RGB	`rgb(76, 185, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 72.5%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 44%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 59%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(59%, 0%, 51%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.25, -51.06, 38.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.25, 64.13, 142.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.174, 36.971, 15.638)`
Decimal	`5028186`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4CB95A, 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 #4CB95A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#4CB95A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.39:1	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 #4CB95A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4cb95a; }
.text { color: #4cb95a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4cb95a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 185 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4cb95a, #4cb990); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Emerald Green.

Questions

What color is #4CB95A?: #4CB95A is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Intoxicate. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4CB95A?: The RGB value is 76, 185, 90: 76 red, 185 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4CB95A?: The complementary color is #B94CAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4CB95A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.39:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.