What color is #4CCB77?

#4CCB77 is a moderate green, closest to the named color Emerald Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4CCB77?

The RGB value is 76, 203, 119: 76 red, 203 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4CCB77?

The complementary color is #CB4CA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4CCB77?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.12:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4CCB77 color

#4CCB77 rgb(76, 203, 119)

Shades of green

The hex color #4CCB77 is a moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 79.6% green and 46.7% blue (76, 203, 119).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 55% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 63% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Green (#50C878), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.12:1).

#4CCB77 color codes

HEX	`#4CCB77`
RGB	`rgb(76, 203, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 79.6%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 55%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 63%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(63%, 0%, 41%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.27, -53.43, 31.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.27, 62.17, 149.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.664, 45.577, 24.789)`
Decimal	`5032823`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4CCB77, 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 #4CCB77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#4CCB77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.12:1	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 #4CCB77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4ccb77; }
.text { color: #4ccb77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4ccb77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 203 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4ccb77, #4ccbb7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4CCB77?: #4CCB77 is a moderate green, closest to the named color Emerald Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4CCB77?: The RGB value is 76, 203, 119: 76 red, 203 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4CCB77?: The complementary color is #CB4CA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4CCB77?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.12:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.