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#04BE89 Color

#04BE89 is rgb(4, 190, 137) in RGB, hsl(163, 96%, 38%) in HSL, and about cmyk(98%, 0%, 28%, 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 5.47. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#04BE89
HEX#04BE89
RGBrgb(4, 190, 137)
HSLhsl(163, 96%, 38%)
HSVhsv(163, 98%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(98%, 0%, 28%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(71% 0.15 164.5)
LABlab(68.36% -51.45 15.05)
LCHlch(68.36% 53.61 163.69)

What #04BE89 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 #04BE89, 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.

#04BE89 Channel Values

How #04BE89 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 1378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 163° · S 96% · L 38%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 163° · S 98% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 98% · M 0% · Y 28% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.41:1 vs white · 8.73:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #04BE89 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 text2.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #04BE89

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #04BE89; 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 #04BE89

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 #04BE89.

How #04BE89 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#04BE89
Protanopia#AFAF8A
Protanomaly#8BB589
Deuteranopia#9F9F8D
Deuteranomaly#7EAC8B
Tritanopia#34B8B8
Tritanomaly#28BBA7
Achromatopsia#A7A7A7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #04BE89 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-04be89: #04BE89;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #04BE89;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-04be89': '#04BE89' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.016, green: 0.745, blue: 0.537)
Android XML<color name="color_04be89">#04BE89</color>
SVG fillfill="#04BE89"

More Green Colors

#04BE89 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#04BE89 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #04BE89?

#04BE89 is a dark green — rgb(4, 190, 137) in RGB and hsl(163, 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 5.47.

What is the RGB value of #04BE89?

#04BE89 is rgb(4, 190, 137) — red 4, green 190, and blue 137 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #04BE89?

#04BE89 converts to approximately cmyk(98%, 0%, 28%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #04BE89 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #04BE89 scores 2.41:1 against white and 8.73:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #04BE89 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #04BE89 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 10.72, which is visibly different.

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