Close to Grass Green
#4C9900
#4C9900 is a dark, vivid green, close to the color Grass Green. In RGB it’s made of 29.8% red, 60% green, and 0% blue. Its hue is 90°, with 100% saturation and 30% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #4C9900.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
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5.86:1 AAThis color as text on white
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5.86:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #4C9900 as they’d see it.
#4C9900 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #4C9900
What color is #4C9900?
#4C9900 is a dark, vivid green, close to the color Grass Green. In RGB it’s made of 29.8% red, 60% green, and 0% blue. Its hue is 90°, with 100% saturation and 30% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #4C9900 in RGB?
#4C9900 is rgb(76, 153, 0): 76 red, 153 green, and 0 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #4C9900 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(50, 0, 100, 40). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #4C9900?
PANTONE 369 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #4C9900?
Its complement #A968E8 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.