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#4AC99B Color

#4AC99B is rgb(74, 201, 155) in RGB, hsl(158, 54%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(63%, 0%, 23%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mountain Meadow (#30BA8F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.68. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4AC99B
HEX#4AC99B
RGBrgb(74, 201, 155)
HSLhsl(158, 54%, 54%)
HSVhsv(158, 63%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(63%, 0%, 23%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(75.3% 0.131 165.5)
LABlab(73.14% -44.79 12.27)
LCHlch(73.14% 46.44 164.68)

What #4AC99B 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 #4AC99B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 5.68Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 5.97Caribbean Green#00CC99ΔE 8.65Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 8.67Jungle Green#29AB87ΔE 11.49Green (Crayola)#1CAC78ΔE 11.56

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

#4AC99B Channel Values

How #4AC99B 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 201 · B 1558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 158° · S 54% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 158° · S 63% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 63% · M 0% · Y 23% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.08:1 vs white · 10.12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4AC99B 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 text10.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #4AC99B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #4AC99B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4AC99B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#4AC99B
Complementary
#C94A79
Analogous
#4AC95B
Analogous
#4AB8C9
Triadic
#9B4AC9
Triadic
#C99B4A
Split comp.
#C94AB8
Split comp.
#C95B4A

Tints & Shades of #4AC99B

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

#62D0A8
#7DD8B7
#95DFC4
#ADE6D1
#C4EDDE
#E0F6EE

Shades

#37B989
#2F9D75
#278260
#1D6249
#154735
#0D2B20

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #4AC99B.

How #4AC99B 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#4AC99B
Protanopia#BBBB9B
Protanomaly#9AC19B
Deuteranopia#ACAC9E
Deuteranomaly#8FB89D
Tritanopia#5AC4C4
Tritanomaly#54C6B5
Achromatopsia#B4B4B4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #4AC99B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4ac99b: #4AC99B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4AC99B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4ac99b': '#4AC99B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.290, green: 0.788, blue: 0.608)
Android XML<color name="color_4ac99b">#4AC99B</color>
SVG fillfill="#4AC99B"

More Green Colors

#4AC99B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#4AC99B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4AC99B?

#4AC99B is a mid-tone green — rgb(74, 201, 155) in RGB and hsl(158, 54%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mountain Meadow (#30BA8F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.68.

What is the RGB value of #4AC99B?

#4AC99B is rgb(74, 201, 155) — red 74, green 201, and blue 155 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4AC99B?

#4AC99B converts to approximately cmyk(63%, 0%, 23%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4AC99B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #4AC99B scores 2.08:1 against white and 10.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4AC99B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4AC99B 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 mediumaquamarine (#66CDAA) at a CIE76 distance of 8.67, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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