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#4BAA54 Color

#4BAA54 is rgb(75, 170, 84) in RGB, hsl(126, 39%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(56%, 0%, 51%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Green (Pigment) (#00A550), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.99. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4BAA54
HEX#4BAA54
RGBrgb(75, 170, 84)
HSLhsl(126, 39%, 48%)
HSVhsv(126, 56%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(56%, 0%, 51%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(66% 0.152 145.4)
LABlab(62.44% -43.03 35.19)
LCHlch(62.44% 55.59 140.73)

What #4BAA54 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 #4BAA54, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Green (Pigment)#00A550ΔE 9.99Mantis#74C365ΔE 11.12May Green#4C9141ΔE 11.4Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 12.16Emerald#50C878ΔE 12.67Bud Green#7BB661ΔE 12.91

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

#4BAA54 Channel Values

How #4BAA54 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 170 · B 848-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 126° · S 39% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 126° · S 56% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 56% · M 0% · Y 51% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.93:1 vs white · 7.18:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4BAA54 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 text2.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #4BAA54 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #4BAA54

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4BAA54; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#4BAA54
Complementary
#AA4BA1
Analogous
#71AA4B
Analogous
#4BAA84
Triadic
#544BAA
Triadic
#AA544B
Split comp.
#844BAA
Split comp.
#AA4B71

Tints & Shades of #4BAA54

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

#5FB968
#78C480
#91CF97
#ADDBB2
#C6E6C9
#DFF1E1

Shades

#41954A
#367C3D
#2D6733
#245228
#1A3C1E
#102312

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #4BAA54.

How #4BAA54 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#4BAA54
Protanopia#9F9F55
Protanomaly#85A354
Deuteranopia#939358
Deuteranomaly#7D9D57
Tritanopia#5DA2A2
Tritanomaly#57A58A
Achromatopsia#979797

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #4BAA54 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4baa54: #4BAA54;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4BAA54;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4baa54': '#4BAA54' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.294, green: 0.667, blue: 0.329)
Android XML<color name="color_4baa54">#4BAA54</color>
SVG fillfill="#4BAA54"

More Green Colors

#4BAA54 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#4BAA54 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4BAA54?

#4BAA54 is a mid-tone green — rgb(75, 170, 84) in RGB and hsl(126, 39%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Green (Pigment) (#00A550), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.99.

What is the RGB value of #4BAA54?

#4BAA54 is rgb(75, 170, 84) — red 75, green 170, and blue 84 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4BAA54?

#4BAA54 converts to approximately cmyk(56%, 0%, 51%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4BAA54 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #4BAA54 scores 2.93:1 against white and 7.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4BAA54 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4BAA54 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 12.16, which is visibly different.

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