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#4BB480 Color

#4BB480 is rgb(75, 180, 128) in RGB, hsl(150, 41%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(58%, 0%, 29%, 29%) 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 7.06. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4BB480
HEX#4BB480
RGBrgb(75, 180, 128)
HSLhsl(150, 41%, 50%)
HSVhsv(150, 58%, 71%)
CMYKcmyk(58%, 0%, 29%, 29%)
OKLCHoklch(69.4% 0.125 158.9)
LABlab(66.21% -40.99 17.15)
LCHlch(66.21% 44.44 157.29)

What #4BB480 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 #4BB480, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Green (Crayola)#1CAC78ΔE 7.06Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 7.83Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 8.29Green (Munsell)#00A877ΔE 8.68Jungle Green#29AB87ΔE 9.68Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 9.76

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

#4BB480 Channel Values

How #4BB480 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 180 · B 1288-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 150° · S 41% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 150° · S 58% · V 71%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 58% · M 0% · Y 29% · K 29%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.58:1 vs white · 8.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4BB480 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 text2.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #4BB480 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #4BB480

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4BB480; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#4BB480
Complementary
#B44B80
Analogous
#4BB44B
Analogous
#4BB4B4
Triadic
#7F4BB4
Triadic
#B4804B
Split comp.
#B44BB4
Split comp.
#B44B4B

Tints & Shades of #4BB480

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

#64BE91
#7EC9A3
#97D3B5
#ACDCC4
#C5E7D6
#DFF1E8

Shades

#419B6E
#38855E
#2D6C4D
#24563D
#1A3D2B
#11281C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #4BB480.

How #4BB480 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#4BB480
Protanopia#A8A880
Protanomaly#8CAD80
Deuteranopia#9B9B83
Deuteranomaly#83A682
Tritanopia#59AFAF
Tritanomaly#54B19E
Achromatopsia#A1A1A1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #4BB480 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4bb480: #4BB480;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4BB480;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4bb480': '#4BB480' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.294, green: 0.706, blue: 0.502)
Android XML<color name="color_4bb480">#4BB480</color>
SVG fillfill="#4BB480"

More Green Colors

#4BB480 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#4BB480 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4BB480?

#4BB480 is a mid-tone green — rgb(75, 180, 128) in RGB and hsl(150, 41%, 50%) 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 7.06.

What is the RGB value of #4BB480?

#4BB480 is rgb(75, 180, 128) — red 75, green 180, and blue 128 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4BB480?

#4BB480 converts to approximately cmyk(58%, 0%, 29%, 29%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4BB480 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #4BB480 scores 2.58:1 against white and 8.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4BB480 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4BB480 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 8.29, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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