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#4AA55D Color

#4AA55D is rgb(74, 165, 93) in RGB, hsl(133, 38%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(55%, 0%, 44%, 35%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Sea Green (#3CB371), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.65. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4AA55D
HEX#4AA55D
RGBrgb(74, 165, 93)
HSLhsl(133, 38%, 47%)
HSVhsv(133, 55%, 65%)
CMYKcmyk(55%, 0%, 44%, 35%)
OKLCHoklch(64.8% 0.137 148.3)
LABlab(60.92% -40.39 28.74)
LCHlch(60.92% 49.57 144.57)

What #4AA55D 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 #4AA55D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 8.65May Green#4C9141ΔE 10.49Shamrock Green#009E60ΔE 10.66Spanish Green#009150ΔE 10.79GO Green#00AB66ΔE 11.55Green Frog#00A86BΔE 12.03

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

#4AA55D Channel Values

How #4AA55D 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 74 · G 165 · B 938-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 133° · S 38% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 133° · S 55% · V 65%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 55% · M 0% · Y 44% · K 35%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.07:1 vs white · 6.83:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4AA55D 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 text3.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #4AA55D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #4AA55D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4AA55D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#4AA55D
Complementary
#A54A92
Analogous
#64A54A
Analogous
#4AA58C
Triadic
#5E4AA5
Triadic
#A55E4A
Split comp.
#8C4AA5
Split comp.
#A54A64

Tints & Shades of #4AA55D

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

#5DB670
#79C389
#92CE9F
#ABD9B5
#C3E4CA
#DFF1E3

Shades

#419052
#377B46
#2E663A
#234D2C
#193820
#102314

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #4AA55D.

How #4AA55D 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#4AA55D
Protanopia#9A9A5E
Protanomaly#829F5D
Deuteranopia#8F8F60
Deuteranomaly#79985F
Tritanopia#5A9E9E
Tritanomaly#54A189
Achromatopsia#939393

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #4AA55D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4aa55d: #4AA55D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4AA55D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4aa55d': '#4AA55D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.290, green: 0.647, blue: 0.365)
Android XML<color name="color_4aa55d">#4AA55D</color>
SVG fillfill="#4AA55D"

More Green Colors

#4AA55D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#4AA55D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4AA55D?

#4AA55D is a mid-tone green — rgb(74, 165, 93) in RGB and hsl(133, 38%, 47%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Sea Green (#3CB371), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.65.

What is the RGB value of #4AA55D?

#4AA55D is rgb(74, 165, 93) — red 74, green 165, and blue 93 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4AA55D?

#4AA55D converts to approximately cmyk(55%, 0%, 44%, 35%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4AA55D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #4AA55D scores 3.07:1 against white and 6.83:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4AA55D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4AA55D 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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