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#04531A Color

#04531A is rgb(4, 83, 26) in RGB, hsl(137, 91%, 17%) in HSL, and about cmyk(95%, 0%, 69%, 67%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mughal Green (#306030), visibly different at ΔE 10.48. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#04531A
HEX#04531A
RGBrgb(4, 83, 26)
HSLhsl(137, 91%, 17%)
HSVhsv(137, 95%, 33%)
CMYKcmyk(95%, 0%, 69%, 67%)
OKLCHoklch(38.6% 0.113 146.6)
LABlab(30.13% -32.80 26.05)
LCHlch(30.13% 41.88 141.55)

What #04531A 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 #04531A, 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.

#04531A Channel Values

How #04531A 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 83 · B 268-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 137° · S 91% · L 17%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 137° · S 95% · V 33%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 95% · M 0% · Y 69% · K 67%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance9.3:1 vs white · 2.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #04531A 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 text9.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #04531A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #04531A; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #04531A

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 #04531A.

How #04531A 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#04531A
Protanopia#4C4C1B
Protanomaly#3B4F1A
Deuteranopia#44441E
Deuteranomaly#354B1C
Tritanopia#1B4E4E
Tritanomaly#14503F
Achromatopsia#474747

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #04531A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-04531a: #04531A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #04531A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-04531a': '#04531A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.016, green: 0.325, blue: 0.102)
Android XML<color name="color_04531a">#04531A</color>
SVG fillfill="#04531A"

More Green Colors

#04531A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#04531A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #04531A?

#04531A is a darkest green — rgb(4, 83, 26) in RGB and hsl(137, 91%, 17%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mughal Green (#306030), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.48.

What is the RGB value of #04531A?

#04531A is rgb(4, 83, 26) — red 4, green 83, and blue 26 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #04531A?

#04531A converts to approximately cmyk(95%, 0%, 69%, 67%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #04531A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #04531A scores 9.3:1 against white and 2.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #04531A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #04531A 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 darkgreen (#006400) at a CIE76 distance of 17.44, which is visibly different.

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