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#04491E Color

#04491E is rgb(4, 73, 30) in RGB, hsl(143, 90%, 15%) in HSL, and about cmyk(95%, 0%, 59%, 71%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Forest Green (Traditional) (#014421), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.88. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#04491E
HEX#04491E
RGBrgb(4, 73, 30)
HSLhsl(143, 90%, 15%)
HSVhsv(143, 95%, 29%)
CMYKcmyk(95%, 0%, 59%, 71%)
OKLCHoklch(35.5% 0.096 149.7)
LABlab(26.40% -28.97 19.64)
LCHlch(26.40% 35.00 145.87)

What #04491E Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #04491E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#04491E Channel Values

How #04491E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 4 · G 73 · B 308-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 143° · S 90% · L 15%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 143° · S 95% · V 29%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 95% · M 0% · Y 59% · K 71%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance10.62:1 vs white · 1.98:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #04491E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text10.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #04491E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #04491E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #04491E

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #04491E.

How #04491E Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#04491E
Protanopia#43431E
Protanomaly#34451E
Deuteranopia#3C3C20
Deuteranomaly#2E4120
Tritanopia#164545
Tritanomaly#104739
Achromatopsia#3E3E3E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #04491E in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-04491e: #04491E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #04491E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-04491e': '#04491E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.016, green: 0.286, blue: 0.118)
Android XML<color name="color_04491e">#04491E</color>
SVG fillfill="#04491E"

More Green Colors

#04491E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#04491E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #04491E?

#04491E is a darkest green — rgb(4, 73, 30) in RGB and hsl(143, 90%, 15%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Forest Green (Traditional) (#014421), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.88.

What is the RGB value of #04491E?

#04491E is rgb(4, 73, 30) — red 4, green 73, and blue 30 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #04491E?

#04491E converts to approximately cmyk(95%, 0%, 59%, 71%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #04491E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #04491E scores 10.62:1 against white and 1.98:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #04491E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #04491E is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkolivegreen (#556B2F) at a CIE76 distance of 22.96, which is visibly different.

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