May Green (#4C9141)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 3.86:1 — vs black: 5.43:1

Color values

  • HEX #4C9141
  • RGB rgb(76, 145, 65)
  • HSL hsl(111, 55%, 56%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 47.59, 0, 55.17, 43.14 )

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #4C9141 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

May Green
#4C9141 Base
#864191
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

May Green
#4C9141 Base
#749141
#41915E
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

May Green
#4C9141 Base
#414C91
#91414C
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

May Green
#4C9141 Base
#5E4191
#914174
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

May Green
#4C9141 Base
#417491
#864191
#915E41
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

May Green
#4C9141 Base
#152712
#305C29
#3D7534
#5BAD4E
#70BA65
#A1D29A
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of May Green, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#091208
#172B13
#24451F
#315E2A
#3F7836
May Green #4C9141 Base
#63B356
#86C47C
#A9D5A2
#CCE6C8
#EFF7ED
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #4C9141. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #4C9141;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #4C9141;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #4C9141;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #4C9141,
        #BD54CE
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #4C9141,
        #BD54CE
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$may-green: #4C9141;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$may-green-r: 76;
$may-green-g: 145;
$may-green-b: 65;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $may-green;
    color: rgba($may-green-r, $may-green-g, $may-green-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How May Green appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #4C9141 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #828244 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #8B8B40 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #5A8A8A Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #828282 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to May Green ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

May Green #4C9141 Base
North Texas Green #059033 ΔE 5.08
Forest Green #228B22 ΔE 5.39
Spanish Green #009150 ΔE 6.90
Islamic Green #009000 ΔE 7.08

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.