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#4BCA44 Color

#4BCA44 is rgb(75, 202, 68) in RGB, hsl(117, 56%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(63%, 0%, 66%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Pastel Green (#03C03C), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.83. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4BCA44
HEX#4BCA44
RGBrgb(75, 202, 68)
HSLhsl(117, 56%, 53%)
HSVhsv(117, 66%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(63%, 0%, 66%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(74.2% 0.206 142.4)
LABlab(72.40% -55.38 53.57)
LCHlch(72.40% 77.05 135.95)

What #4BCA44 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 #4BCA44, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Pastel Green#03C03CΔE 7.83Lime Green#32CD32ΔE 9.18Kelly Green#4CBB17ΔE 10.75Vivid Malachite#00CC33ΔE 11.39Malachite#0BDA51ΔE 12.09SGBUS Green#55DD33ΔE 14.29

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

#4BCA44 Channel Values

How #4BCA44 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 202 · B 688-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 117° · S 56% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 117° · S 66% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 63% · M 0% · Y 66% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.14:1 vs white · 9.83:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4BCA44 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 text2.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #4BCA44 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #4BCA44

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4BCA44; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#4BCA44
Complementary
#C444CA
Analogous
#8ECA44
Analogous
#44CA80
Triadic
#444BCA
Triadic
#CA444B
Split comp.
#8044CA
Split comp.
#CA448E

Tints & Shades of #4BCA44

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

#62D15C
#7DD978
#94E090
#AEE7AB
#C5EEC3
#E0F6DF

Shades

#3AB734
#319B2C
#287F24
#20631C
#174814
#0E2C0C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #4BCA44.

How #4BCA44 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#4BCA44
Protanopia#BCBC45
Protanomaly#9BC245
Deuteranopia#ADAD4C
Deuteranomaly#90B949
Tritanopia#68BFBF
Tritanomaly#5EC49D
Achromatopsia#B1B1B1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #4BCA44 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4bca44: #4BCA44;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4BCA44;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4bca44': '#4BCA44' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.294, green: 0.792, blue: 0.267)
Android XML<color name="color_4bca44">#4BCA44</color>
SVG fillfill="#4BCA44"

More Green Colors

#4BCA44 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#4BCA44 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4BCA44?

#4BCA44 is a mid-tone green — rgb(75, 202, 68) in RGB and hsl(117, 56%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Pastel Green (#03C03C), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.83.

What is the RGB value of #4BCA44?

#4BCA44 is rgb(75, 202, 68) — red 75, green 202, and blue 68 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4BCA44?

#4BCA44 converts to approximately cmyk(63%, 0%, 66%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4BCA44 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #4BCA44 scores 2.14:1 against white and 9.83:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4BCA44 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4BCA44 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 limegreen (#32CD32) at a CIE76 distance of 9.18, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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