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#4CA95E Color

#4CA95E is rgb(76, 169, 94) in RGB, hsl(132, 38%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(55%, 0%, 44%, 34%) 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 8.34. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4CA95E
HEX#4CA95E
RGBrgb(76, 169, 94)
HSLhsl(132, 38%, 48%)
HSVhsv(132, 55%, 66%)
CMYKcmyk(55%, 0%, 44%, 34%)
OKLCHoklch(66% 0.141 147.9)
LABlab(62.28% -41.27 29.95)
LCHlch(62.28% 50.99 144.04)

What #4CA95E 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 #4CA95E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 8.34GO Green#00AB66ΔE 11.24May Green#4C9141ΔE 11.25Shamrock Green#009E60ΔE 11.41Green (Pigment)#00A550ΔE 11.84Spanish Green#009150ΔE 11.92

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

#4CA95E Channel Values

How #4CA95E 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 76 · G 169 · B 948-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 132° · S 38% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 132° · S 55% · V 66%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 55% · M 0% · Y 44% · K 34%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.94:1 vs white · 7.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4CA95E 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 text2.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #4CA95E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #4CA95E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4CA95E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#4CA95E
Complementary
#A94C96
Analogous
#68A94C
Analogous
#4CA98D
Triadic
#5E4CA9
Triadic
#A95E4C
Split comp.
#8D4CA9
Split comp.
#A94C68

Tints & Shades of #4CA95E

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

#61B872
#79C388
#92CE9E
#AEDBB7
#C7E6CD
#DFF1E3

Shades

#429453
#377B45
#2E6639
#24512D
#1B3C21
#102314

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #4CA95E.

How #4CA95E 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#4CA95E
Protanopia#9E9E5F
Protanomaly#85A25E
Deuteranopia#929262
Deuteranomaly#7C9C60
Tritanopia#5DA2A2
Tritanomaly#56A58C
Achromatopsia#969696

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #4CA95E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4ca95e: #4CA95E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4CA95E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4ca95e': '#4CA95E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.298, green: 0.663, blue: 0.369)
Android XML<color name="color_4ca95e">#4CA95E</color>
SVG fillfill="#4CA95E"

More Green Colors

#4CA95E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#4CA95E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4CA95E?

#4CA95E is a mid-tone green — rgb(76, 169, 94) in RGB and hsl(132, 38%, 48%) 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 8.34.

What is the RGB value of #4CA95E?

#4CA95E is rgb(76, 169, 94) — red 76, green 169, and blue 94 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4CA95E?

#4CA95E converts to approximately cmyk(55%, 0%, 44%, 34%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4CA95E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #4CA95E scores 2.94:1 against white and 7.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4CA95E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4CA95E 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 8.34, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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