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#04903A Color

#04903A is rgb(4, 144, 58) in RGB, hsl(143, 95%, 29%) in HSL, and about cmyk(97%, 0%, 60%, 44%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Green (Pigment) (#00A550), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.55. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#04903A
HEX#04903A
RGBrgb(4, 144, 58)
HSLhsl(143, 95%, 29%)
HSVhsv(143, 97%, 56%)
CMYKcmyk(97%, 0%, 60%, 44%)
OKLCHoklch(57% 0.163 148.3)
LABlab(52.15% -48.35 35.29)
LCHlch(52.15% 59.86 143.88)

What #04903A 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 #04903A, 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.

#04903A Channel Values

How #04903A 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 144 · B 588-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 143° · S 95% · L 29%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 143° · S 97% · V 56%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 97% · M 0% · Y 60% · K 44%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.15:1 vs white · 5.06:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #04903A 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #04903A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #04903A; 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 #04903A

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 #04903A.

How #04903A 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#04903A
Protanopia#84843B
Protanomaly#68893B
Deuteranopia#78783F
Deuteranomaly#5E823D
Tritanopia#328989
Tritanomaly#268C71
Achromatopsia#7C7C7C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #04903A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-04903a: #04903A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #04903A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-04903a': '#04903A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.016, green: 0.565, blue: 0.227)
Android XML<color name="color_04903a">#04903A</color>
SVG fillfill="#04903A"

More Green Colors

#04903A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#04903A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #04903A?

#04903A is a dark green — rgb(4, 144, 58) in RGB and hsl(143, 95%, 29%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Green (Pigment) (#00A550), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.55.

What is the RGB value of #04903A?

#04903A is rgb(4, 144, 58) — red 4, green 144, and blue 58 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #04903A?

#04903A converts to approximately cmyk(97%, 0%, 60%, 44%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #04903A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #04903A scores 4.15:1 against white and 5.06:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #04903A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #04903A 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 forestgreen (#228B22) at a CIE76 distance of 9.26, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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