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#04BE80 Color

#04BE80 is rgb(4, 190, 128) in RGB, hsl(160, 96%, 38%) in HSL, and about cmyk(98%, 0%, 33%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Caribbean Green (#00CC99), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.21. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#04BE80
HEX#04BE80
RGBrgb(4, 190, 128)
HSLhsl(160, 96%, 38%)
HSVhsv(160, 98%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(98%, 0%, 33%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(70.8% 0.157 161)
LABlab(68.20% -52.99 19.62)
LCHlch(68.20% 56.50 159.68)

What #04BE80 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 #04BE80, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Caribbean Green#00CC99ΔE 8.21Green Frog#00A86BΔE 8.34GO Green#00AB66ΔE 8.46Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 8.65Green (Crayola)#1CAC78ΔE 9.01Green (Munsell)#00A877ΔE 10.44

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

#04BE80 Channel Values

How #04BE80 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 190 · B 1288-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 160° · S 96% · L 38%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 160° · S 98% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 98% · M 0% · Y 33% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.42:1 vs white · 8.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #04BE80 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 text2.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #04BE80 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #04BE80

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #04BE80; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#04BE80
Complementary
#BE0442
Analogous
#04BE23
Analogous
#049FBE
Triadic
#8004BE
Triadic
#BE8004
Split comp.
#BE049F
Split comp.
#BE2304

Tints & Shades of #04BE80

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

#05EB9E
#1EFAB1
#4BFBC1
#73FCCE
#A0FDDE
#C8FEEC

Shades

#03A56F
#038C5E
#02734D
#025F40
#01462F
#012D1E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #04BE80.

How #04BE80 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#04BE80
Protanopia#AFAF81
Protanomaly#8BB580
Deuteranopia#9F9F84
Deuteranomaly#7EAC82
Tritanopia#38B8B8
Tritanomaly#2BBAA4
Achromatopsia#A7A7A7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #04BE80 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-04be80: #04BE80;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #04BE80;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-04be80': '#04BE80' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.016, green: 0.745, blue: 0.502)
Android XML<color name="color_04be80">#04BE80</color>
SVG fillfill="#04BE80"

More Green Colors

#04BE80 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#04BE80 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #04BE80?

#04BE80 is a dark green — rgb(4, 190, 128) in RGB and hsl(160, 96%, 38%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Caribbean Green (#00CC99), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.21.

What is the RGB value of #04BE80?

#04BE80 is rgb(4, 190, 128) — red 4, green 190, and blue 128 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #04BE80?

#04BE80 converts to approximately cmyk(98%, 0%, 33%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #04BE80 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #04BE80 scores 2.42:1 against white and 8.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #04BE80 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #04BE80 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 8.65, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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