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#4AB07A Color

#4AB07A is rgb(74, 176, 122) in RGB, hsl(148, 41%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(58%, 0%, 31%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Green (Crayola) (#1CAC78), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.12. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4AB07A
HEX#4AB07A
RGBrgb(74, 176, 122)
HSLhsl(148, 41%, 49%)
HSVhsv(148, 58%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(58%, 0%, 31%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(68.3% 0.125 157.4)
LABlab(64.83% -40.60 18.49)
LCHlch(64.83% 44.62 155.51)

What #4AB07A 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 #4AB07A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Green (Crayola)#1CAC78ΔE 7.12Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 7.5Green (Munsell)#00A877ΔE 8.74Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 9.03Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 9.23Green (NCS)#009F6BΔE 9.3

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

#4AB07A Channel Values

How #4AB07A 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 176 · B 1228-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 148° · S 41% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 148° · S 58% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 58% · M 0% · Y 31% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.7:1 vs white · 7.78:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4AB07A 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 text2.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #4AB07A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #4AB07A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4AB07A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#4AB07A
Complementary
#B04A80
Analogous
#4DB04A
Analogous
#4AB0AD
Triadic
#7A4AB0
Triadic
#B07A4A
Split comp.
#AD4AB0
Split comp.
#B04A4D

Tints & Shades of #4AB07A

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

#61BD8C
#7AC79E
#93D2B0
#ACDCC3
#C5E7D5
#DFF1E7

Shades

#419B6B
#368159
#2D6C4A
#235339
#1A3D2A
#0F2419

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #4AB07A.

How #4AB07A 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#4AB07A
Protanopia#A4A47A
Protanomaly#89A97A
Deuteranopia#98987D
Deuteranomaly#80A27C
Tritanopia#59AAAA
Tritanomaly#53AD99
Achromatopsia#9D9D9D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #4AB07A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4ab07a: #4AB07A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4AB07A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4ab07a': '#4AB07A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.290, green: 0.690, blue: 0.478)
Android XML<color name="color_4ab07a">#4AB07A</color>
SVG fillfill="#4AB07A"

More Green Colors

#4AB07A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#4AB07A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4AB07A?

#4AB07A is a mid-tone green — rgb(74, 176, 122) in RGB and hsl(148, 41%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Green (Crayola) (#1CAC78), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.12.

What is the RGB value of #4AB07A?

#4AB07A is rgb(74, 176, 122) — red 74, green 176, and blue 122 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4AB07A?

#4AB07A converts to approximately cmyk(58%, 0%, 31%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4AB07A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #4AB07A scores 2.7:1 against white and 7.78:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4AB07A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4AB07A 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 7.5, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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