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#04CD87 Color

#04CD87 is rgb(4, 205, 135) in RGB, hsl(159, 96%, 41%) in HSL, and about cmyk(98%, 0%, 34%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Caribbean Green (#00CC99), visibly different at ΔE 10.01. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#04CD87
HEX#04CD87
RGBrgb(4, 205, 135)
HSLhsl(159, 96%, 41%)
HSVhsv(159, 98%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(98%, 0%, 34%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(74.9% 0.169 159.8)
LABlab(73.06% -56.66 22.48)
LCHlch(73.06% 60.95 158.36)

What #04CD87 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 #04CD87, 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.

#04CD87 Channel Values

How #04CD87 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 205 · B 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 159° · S 96% · L 41%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 159° · S 98% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 98% · M 0% · Y 34% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.08:1 vs white · 10.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #04CD87 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 text2.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #04CD87 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #04CD87

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #04CD87; 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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Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #04CD87

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 #04CD87.

How #04CD87 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#04CD87
Protanopia#BDBD88
Protanomaly#96C387
Deuteranopia#ABAB8B
Deuteranomaly#88BA8A
Tritanopia#3EC6C6
Tritanomaly#30C9B0
Achromatopsia#B4B4B4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #04CD87 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-04cd87: #04CD87;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #04CD87;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-04cd87': '#04CD87' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.016, green: 0.804, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_04cd87">#04CD87</color>
SVG fillfill="#04CD87"

More Green Colors

#04CD87 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#04CD87 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #04CD87?

#04CD87 is a mid-tone green — rgb(4, 205, 135) in RGB and hsl(159, 96%, 41%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Caribbean Green (#00CC99), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.01.

What is the RGB value of #04CD87?

#04CD87 is rgb(4, 205, 135) — red 4, green 205, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #04CD87?

#04CD87 converts to approximately cmyk(98%, 0%, 34%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #04CD87 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #04CD87 scores 2.08:1 against white and 10.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #04CD87 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #04CD87 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 13.31, which is visibly different.

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