What color is #4CBC42?

#4CBC42 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Exit Light. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4CBC42?

The RGB value is 76, 188, 66: 76 red, 188 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4CBC42?

The complementary color is #B242BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4CBC42?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.58:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4CBC42 color

#4CBC42 rgb(76, 188, 66)

Shades of green

The hex color #4CBC42 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 73.7% green and 25.9% blue (76, 188, 66).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 48% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 0% magenta, 65% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Exit Light (#55BB33), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.58:1).

#4CBC42 color codes

HEX	`#4CBC42`
RGB	`rgb(76, 188, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 73.7%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 48%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 65%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 0%, 65%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.94, -55.08, 50.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.94, 74.87, 137.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.946, 37.894, 11.311)`
Decimal	`5028930`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4CBC42, 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 #4CBC42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#4CBC42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.58:1	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 #4CBC42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4cbc42; }
.text { color: #4cbc42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4cbc42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 188 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4cbc42, #42bc75); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Kelly Green.

Questions

What color is #4CBC42?: #4CBC42 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Exit Light. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4CBC42?: The RGB value is 76, 188, 66: 76 red, 188 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4CBC42?: The complementary color is #B242BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4CBC42?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.58:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.