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#4BC381 Color

#4BC381 is rgb(75, 195, 129) in RGB, hsl(147, 50%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(62%, 0%, 34%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Sea Green (#3CB371), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.74. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4BC381
HEX#4BC381
RGBrgb(75, 195, 129)
HSLhsl(147, 50%, 53%)
HSVhsv(147, 62%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(62%, 0%, 34%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(73.3% 0.145 155.9)
LABlab(70.88% -46.48 22.91)
LCHlch(70.88% 51.82 153.76)

What #4BC381 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 #4BC381, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 5.74Emerald#50C878ΔE 7.18GO Green#00AB66ΔE 10.5Green (Crayola)#1CAC78ΔE 10.76Green Frog#00A86BΔE 10.76Caribbean Green#00CC99ΔE 12.28

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

#4BC381 Channel Values

How #4BC381 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 195 · B 1298-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 147° · S 50% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 147° · S 62% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 62% · M 0% · Y 34% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.23:1 vs white · 9.42:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4BC381 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 text2.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #4BC381 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #4BC381

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4BC381; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#4BC381
Complementary
#C34B8D
Analogous
#51C34B
Analogous
#4BC3BD
Triadic
#814BC3
Triadic
#C3814B
Split comp.
#BD4BC3
Split comp.
#C34B51

Tints & Shades of #4BC381

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

#62CB91
#7DD4A4
#94DBB4
#AFE4C7
#C6ECD7
#E0F5EA

Shades

#3BB06F
#32955E
#297A4E
#20603D
#17452C
#0E2A1B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #4BC381.

How #4BC381 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#4BC381
Protanopia#B5B582
Protanomaly#96BB81
Deuteranopia#A7A785
Deuteranomaly#8CB383
Tritanopia#5EBCBC
Tritanomaly#57BFA8
Achromatopsia#AEAEAE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #4BC381 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4bc381: #4BC381;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4BC381;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4bc381': '#4BC381' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.294, green: 0.765, blue: 0.506)
Android XML<color name="color_4bc381">#4BC381</color>
SVG fillfill="#4BC381"

More Green Colors

#4BC381 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#4BC381 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4BC381?

#4BC381 is a mid-tone green — rgb(75, 195, 129) in RGB and hsl(147, 50%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Sea Green (#3CB371), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.74.

What is the RGB value of #4BC381?

#4BC381 is rgb(75, 195, 129) — red 75, green 195, and blue 129 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4BC381?

#4BC381 converts to approximately cmyk(62%, 0%, 34%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4BC381 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #4BC381 scores 2.23:1 against white and 9.42:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4BC381 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4BC381 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 5.74, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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