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#4B820D Color

#4B820D is rgb(75, 130, 13) in RGB, hsl(88, 82%, 28%) in HSL, and about cmyk(42%, 0%, 90%, 49%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Napier Green (#2A8000), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.65. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4B820D
HEX#4B820D
RGBrgb(75, 130, 13)
HSLhsl(88, 82%, 28%)
HSVhsv(88, 90%, 51%)
CMYKcmyk(42%, 0%, 90%, 49%)
OKLCHoklch(54.7% 0.15 133.2)
LABlab(49.00% -32.47 49.28)
LCHlch(49.00% 59.02 123.38)

What #4B820D 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 #4B820D, 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.

#4B820D Channel Values

How #4B820D 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 75 · G 130 · B 138-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 88° · S 82% · L 28%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 88° · S 90% · V 51%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 42% · M 0% · Y 90% · K 49%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.67:1 vs white · 4.5:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4B820D 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.

TextWhite text4.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #4B820D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4B820D; 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 #4B820D

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 #4B820D.

How #4B820D 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#4B820D
Protanopia#7B7B0F
Protanomaly#6B7E0E
Deuteranopia#737316
Deuteranomaly#667913
Tritanopia#587A7A
Tritanomaly#537D61
Achromatopsia#747474

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #4B820D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4b820d: #4B820D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4B820D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4b820d': '#4B820D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.294, green: 0.510, blue: 0.051)
Android XML<color name="color_4b820d">#4B820D</color>
SVG fillfill="#4B820D"

More Green Colors

#4B820D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#4B820D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4B820D?

#4B820D is a dark green — rgb(75, 130, 13) in RGB and hsl(88, 82%, 28%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Napier Green (#2A8000), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.65.

What is the RGB value of #4B820D?

#4B820D is rgb(75, 130, 13) — red 75, green 130, and blue 13 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4B820D?

#4B820D converts to approximately cmyk(42%, 0%, 90%, 49%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4B820D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #4B820D scores 4.67:1 against white and 4.5:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4B820D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4B820D 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 olivedrab (#6B8E23) at a CIE76 distance of 9.84, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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