What color is #4D9600?

#4D9600 is a dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Grass Is Greener. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D9600?

The RGB value is 77, 150, 0: 77 red, 150 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D9600?

The complementary color is #490096, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D9600?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D9600 color

#4D9600 rgb(77, 150, 0)

Shades of green

The hex color #4D9600 is a dark, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 58.8% green and 0% blue (77, 150, 0).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 100% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Grass Is Greener (#3F9B0B), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.68:1).

#4D9600 color codes

HEX	`#4D9600`
RGB	`rgb(77, 150, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 58.8%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 100%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 100%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 0%, 100%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.47, -44.22, 57.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.47, 72.93, 127.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.967, 23.39, 3.779)`
Decimal	`5084672`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D9600, 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 #4D9600	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4D9600 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.68:1	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 #4D9600 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d9600; }
.text { color: #4d9600; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d9600; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 150 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d9600, #029600); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4D9600?: #4D9600 is a dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Grass Is Greener. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D9600?: The RGB value is 77, 150, 0: 77 red, 150 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D9600?: The complementary color is #490096, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D9600?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.