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#04906D Color

#04906D is rgb(4, 144, 109) in RGB, hsl(165, 95%, 29%) in HSL, and about cmyk(97%, 0%, 24%, 44%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Paolo Veronese Green (#009B7D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.36. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#04906D
HEX#04906D
RGBrgb(4, 144, 109)
HSLhsl(165, 95%, 29%)
HSVhsv(165, 97%, 56%)
CMYKcmyk(97%, 0%, 24%, 44%)
OKLCHoklch(58.1% 0.117 168)
LABlab(52.89% -40.68 9.04)
LCHlch(52.89% 41.68 167.47)

What #04906D 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 #04906D, 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.

#04906D Channel Values

How #04906D 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 1098-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 165° · S 95% · L 29%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 165° · S 97% · V 56%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 97% · M 0% · Y 24% · K 44%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.03:1 vs white · 5.22:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #04906D 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 text4.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #04906D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #04906D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #04906D; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #04906D

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.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #04906D.

How #04906D 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#04906D
Protanopia#84846D
Protanomaly#68896D
Deuteranopia#787870
Deuteranomaly#5E826F
Tritanopia#248C8C
Tritanomaly#1B8E81
Achromatopsia#7F7F7F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #04906D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-04906d: #04906D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #04906D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-04906d': '#04906D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.016, green: 0.565, blue: 0.427)
Android XML<color name="color_04906d">#04906D</color>
SVG fillfill="#04906D"

More Green Colors

#04906D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#04906D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #04906D?

#04906D is a dark green — rgb(4, 144, 109) in RGB and hsl(165, 95%, 29%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Paolo Veronese Green (#009B7D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.36.

What is the RGB value of #04906D?

#04906D is rgb(4, 144, 109) — red 4, green 144, and blue 109 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #04906D?

#04906D converts to approximately cmyk(97%, 0%, 24%, 44%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #04906D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #04906D scores 4.03:1 against white and 5.22:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #04906D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #04906D 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 seagreen (#2E8B57) at a CIE76 distance of 11, which is visibly different.

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