Close to Avocado
#4C8A01
#4C8A01 is a dark, vivid green, close to the color Avocado. In RGB it’s made of 29.8% red, 54.1% green, and 0.4% blue. Its hue is 87°, with 99% saturation and 27% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #4C8A01.
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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.
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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #4C8A01 as they’d see it.
#4C8A01 in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #4C8A01
What color is #4C8A01?
#4C8A01 is a dark, vivid green, close to the color Avocado. In RGB it’s made of 29.8% red, 54.1% green, and 0.4% blue. Its hue is 87°, with 99% saturation and 27% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #4C8A01 in RGB?
#4C8A01 is rgb(76, 138, 1): 76 red, 138 green, and 1 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #4C8A01 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(45, 0, 99, 46). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #4C8A01?
PANTONE 370 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #4C8A01?
Its complement #9760D3 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.