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#4BCEA9 Color

#4BCEA9 is rgb(75, 206, 169) in RGB, hsl(163, 57%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(64%, 0%, 18%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.35. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4BCEA9
HEX#4BCEA9
RGBrgb(75, 206, 169)
HSLhsl(163, 57%, 55%)
HSVhsv(163, 64%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(64%, 0%, 18%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(77% 0.127 170.8)
LABlab(74.96% -44.06 7.39)
LCHlch(74.96% 44.67 170.48)

What #4BCEA9 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 #4BCEA9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 6.35Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 6.74Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 8.26Caribbean Green#00CC99ΔE 11.08Jungle Green#29AB87ΔE 12.46Spearmint#4FE7B0ΔE 12.92

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

#4BCEA9 Channel Values

How #4BCEA9 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 206 · B 1698-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 163° · S 57% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 163° · S 64% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 64% · M 0% · Y 18% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.96:1 vs white · 10.7:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4BCEA9 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 text1.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #4BCEA9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #4BCEA9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4BCEA9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#4BCEA9
Complementary
#CE4B70
Analogous
#4BCE67
Analogous
#4BB1CE
Triadic
#A94BCE
Triadic
#CEA94B
Split comp.
#CE4BB1
Split comp.
#CE674B

Tints & Shades of #4BCEA9

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

#63D4B4
#7BDBC0
#93E1CB
#AFE9D9
#C7F0E4
#DFF6F0

Shades

#35C099
#2CA07F
#248469
#1D6853
#154C3C
#0C2C23

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #4BCEA9.

How #4BCEA9 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#4BCEA9
Protanopia#BFBFA9
Protanomaly#9EC5A9
Deuteranopia#B0B0AC
Deuteranomaly#93BDAB
Tritanopia#58CACA
Tritanomaly#53CCBE
Achromatopsia#B9B9B9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #4BCEA9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4bcea9: #4BCEA9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4BCEA9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4bcea9': '#4BCEA9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.294, green: 0.808, blue: 0.663)
Android XML<color name="color_4bcea9">#4BCEA9</color>
SVG fillfill="#4BCEA9"

More Green Colors

#4BCEA9 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#4BCEA9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4BCEA9?

#4BCEA9 is a mid-tone green — rgb(75, 206, 169) in RGB and hsl(163, 57%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.35.

What is the RGB value of #4BCEA9?

#4BCEA9 is rgb(75, 206, 169) — red 75, green 206, and blue 169 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4BCEA9?

#4BCEA9 converts to approximately cmyk(64%, 0%, 18%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4BCEA9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #4BCEA9 scores 1.96:1 against white and 10.7:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4BCEA9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4BCEA9 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 mediumaquamarine (#66CDAA) at a CIE76 distance of 6.35, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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