What color is #4FA96D?

#4FA96D is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Jubilant Jade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4FA96D?

The RGB value is 79, 169, 109: 79 red, 169 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4FA96D?

The complementary color is #A94F8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4FA96D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4FA96D color

#4FA96D rgb(79, 169, 109)

Shades of green

The hex color #4FA96D is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 66.3% green and 42.7% blue (79, 169, 109).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 36% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Jubilant Jade (#44AA77), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.23:1).

#4FA96D color codes

HEX	`#4FA96D`
RGB	`rgb(79, 169, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 66.3%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 36%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 53%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 0%, 36%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.63, -40.66, 23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.63, 46.72, 150.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.171, 31.141, 19.413)`
Decimal	`5220717`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4FA96D, 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 #4FA96D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#4FA96D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.23:1	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 #4FA96D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4fa96d; }
.text { color: #4fa96d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4fa96d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 169 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4fa96d, #4fa99a); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #4FA96D?: #4FA96D is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Jubilant Jade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4FA96D?: The RGB value is 79, 169, 109: 79 red, 169 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4FA96D?: The complementary color is #A94F8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4FA96D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.