What color is #4EB280?

#4EB280 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Jubilant Jade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4EB280?

The RGB value is 78, 178, 128: 78 red, 178 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4EB280?

The complementary color is #B24E80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4EB280?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4EB280 color

#4EB280 rgb(78, 178, 128)

Shades of green

The hex color #4EB280 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 69.8% green and 50.2% blue (78, 178, 128).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 39% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Jubilant Jade (#44AA77), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8:1).

#4EB280 color codes

HEX	`#4EB280`
RGB	`rgb(78, 178, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 69.8%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 39%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 56%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 0%, 28%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.76, -41.04, 16.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.76, 44.4, 157.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.957, 35.017, 25.967)`
Decimal	`5157504`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4EB280, 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 #4EB280	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#4EB280 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8:1	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 #4EB280 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4eb280; }
.text { color: #4eb280; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4eb280; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 178 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4eb280, #4eb2b2); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4EB280?: #4EB280 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Jubilant Jade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4EB280?: The RGB value is 78, 178, 128: 78 red, 178 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4EB280?: The complementary color is #B24E80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4EB280?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.