Information about May Green color
Basic facts about this digital color
A softly balanced leafy green, #4C9141 feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Cobalt Green (#3D9140). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Light Forest Green (#4F9153) and Tree Frog (#50A743).
In RGB terms — rgb(76, 145, 65) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #4C9141 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 5.4:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.9:1. The name "May Green" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.
May Green color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
May Green color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
May Green color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
May Green color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
May Green color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
May Green color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to May Green color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to May Green
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.
#3D9140
#4F9153
#50A743
#4D8C57
#50A747
#3C8043
#5B8930
#4BA351
#4F7942
#5CA345
#5E8C31
#4AA84A
May Green color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#4C9141
- RGB76, 145, 65
- CMYK27, 0, 31, 43
- CSSrgb(76, 145, 65)
- HSL112°, 38%, 41%
- HSL Precise111.75°, 38.095%, 41.176%
- HSV112°, 55%, 57%
- HSB112°, 55%, 57%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.298
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.569
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.255
- GLSLvec3(0.298, 0.569, 0.255)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.298, 0.569, 0.255, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.298, 0.569, 0.255)
- Percentage of Red in RGB29.8%
- Percentage of Green in RGB56.9%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB25.5%
- Color FamilyGreen
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID4C9141
- DECIMAL ID5017921
- Name Length9
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- Counting from2025-01-01
