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#04B453 Color

#04B453 is rgb(4, 180, 83) in RGB, hsl(147, 96%, 36%) in HSL, and about cmyk(98%, 0%, 54%, 29%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Green (Pantone) (#00AD43), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.19. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#04B453
HEX#04B453
RGBrgb(4, 180, 83)
HSLhsl(147, 96%, 36%)
HSVhsv(147, 98%, 71%)
CMYKcmyk(98%, 0%, 54%, 29%)
OKLCHoklch(67.3% 0.185 149.9)
LABlab(64.38% -56.18 37.64)
LCHlch(64.38% 67.63 146.18)

What #04B453 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 #04B453, 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.

#04B453 Channel Values

How #04B453 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 180 · B 838-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 147° · S 96% · L 36%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 147° · S 98% · V 71%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 98% · M 0% · Y 54% · K 29%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.74:1 vs white · 7.66:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #04B453 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 text2.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #04B453

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #04B453; 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 #04B453

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 #04B453.

How #04B453 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#04B453
Protanopia#A5A554
Protanomaly#83AB54
Deuteranopia#969659
Deuteranomaly#77A356
Tritanopia#3EABAB
Tritanomaly#30AF90
Achromatopsia#9C9C9C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #04B453 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-04b453: #04B453;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #04B453;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-04b453': '#04B453' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.016, green: 0.706, blue: 0.325)
Android XML<color name="color_04b453">#04B453</color>
SVG fillfill="#04B453"

More Green Colors

#04B453 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#04B453 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #04B453?

#04B453 is a dark green — rgb(4, 180, 83) in RGB and hsl(147, 96%, 36%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Green (Pantone) (#00AD43), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.19.

What is the RGB value of #04B453?

#04B453 is rgb(4, 180, 83) — red 4, green 180, and blue 83 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #04B453?

#04B453 converts to approximately cmyk(98%, 0%, 54%, 29%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #04B453 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #04B453 scores 2.74:1 against white and 7.66:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #04B453 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #04B453 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 mediumseagreen (#3CB371) at a CIE76 distance of 17.29, which is visibly different.

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