What color is #4DBC90?

#4DBC90 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Macau. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4DBC90?

The RGB value is 77, 188, 144: 77 red, 188 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4DBC90?

The complementary color is #BC4D79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4DBC90?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.91:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4DBC90 color

#4DBC90 rgb(77, 188, 144)

Shades of green

The hex color #4DBC90 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 73.7% green and 56.5% blue (77, 188, 144).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 45% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 59% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Macau (#46C299), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.91:1).

#4DBC90 color codes

HEX	`#4DBC90`
RGB	`rgb(77, 188, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 73.7%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 45%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 59%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(59%, 0%, 23%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.15, -42.14, 12.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.15, 44.09, 162.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.075, 39.555, 32.641)`
Decimal	`5094544`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4DBC90, 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 #4DBC90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#4DBC90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.91:1	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 #4DBC90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4dbc90; }
.text { color: #4dbc90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4dbc90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 188 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4dbc90, #4db0bc); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4DBC90?: #4DBC90 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Macau. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4DBC90?: The RGB value is 77, 188, 144: 77 red, 188 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4DBC90?: The complementary color is #BC4D79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4DBC90?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.91:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.