What color is #4D9458?

#4D9458 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D9458?

The RGB value is 77, 148, 88: 77 red, 148 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D9458?

The complementary color is #944D89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D9458?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D9458 color

#4D9458 rgb(77, 148, 88)

Shades of green

The hex color #4D9458 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 58% green and 34.5% blue (77, 148, 88).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 32% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Medusa (#559260), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.69:1).

#4D9458 color codes

HEX	`#4D9458`
RGB	`rgb(77, 148, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 58%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 32%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 48%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 0%, 41%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.54, -35.73, 25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.54, 43.61, 145.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.411, 23.461, 12.947)`
Decimal	`5084248`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D9458, 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 #4D9458	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4D9458 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.69:1	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 #4D9458 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d9458; }
.text { color: #4d9458; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d9458; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 148 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d9458, #4d947c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #4D9458?: #4D9458 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D9458?: The RGB value is 77, 148, 88: 77 red, 148 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D9458?: The complementary color is #944D89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D9458?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.