What color is #4D9900?

#4D9900 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 #4D9900?

The RGB value is 77, 153, 0: 77 red, 153 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D9900?

The complementary color is #4C0099, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D9900?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.87:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D9900 color

#4D9900 rgb(77, 153, 0)

Shades of green

The hex color #4D9900 is a dark, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 60% green and 0% blue (77, 153, 0).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 100% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Grass Is Greener (#3F9B0B), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.87:1).

#4D9900 color codes

HEX	`#4D9900`
RGB	`rgb(77, 153, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 60%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 100%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 100%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 100%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.45, -45.4, 58.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.45, 74.25, 127.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.451, 24.359, 3.94)`
Decimal	`5085440`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D9900, 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 #4D9900	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4D9900 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.87:1	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 #4D9900 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d9900; }
.text { color: #4d9900; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d9900; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 153 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d9900, #009900); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4D9900?: #4D9900 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 #4D9900?: The RGB value is 77, 153, 0: 77 red, 153 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D9900?: The complementary color is #4C0099, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D9900?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.87:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.