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#4CAE72 Color

#4CAE72 is rgb(76, 174, 114) in RGB, hsl(143, 39%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(56%, 0%, 34%, 32%) 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 5.84. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4CAE72
HEX#4CAE72
RGBrgb(76, 174, 114)
HSLhsl(143, 39%, 49%)
HSVhsv(143, 56%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(56%, 0%, 34%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(67.6% 0.129 154.1)
LABlab(64.14% -40.54 21.86)
LCHlch(64.14% 46.06 151.66)

What #4CAE72 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 #4CAE72, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 5.84Green (Crayola)#1CAC78ΔE 8.69Green Frog#00A86BΔE 9.58Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 9.79Green (NCS)#009F6BΔE 10.02Shamrock Green#009E60ΔE 10.09

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

#4CAE72 Channel Values

How #4CAE72 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 174 · B 1148-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 143° · S 39% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 143° · S 56% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 56% · M 0% · Y 34% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.76:1 vs white · 7.6:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4CAE72 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 text2.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #4CAE72 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #4CAE72

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4CAE72; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#4CAE72
Complementary
#AE4C88
Analogous
#58AE4C
Analogous
#4CAEA2
Triadic
#724CAE
Triadic
#AE724C
Split comp.
#A24CAE
Split comp.
#AE4C58

Tints & Shades of #4CAE72

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

#63BB85
#7CC598
#95D0AC
#ADDBBF
#C6E6D2
#DFF1E6

Shades

#439864
#388053
#2F6A46
#245235
#1A3C27
#102317

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #4CAE72.

How #4CAE72 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#4CAE72
Protanopia#A2A273
Protanomaly#88A772
Deuteranopia#969675
Deuteranomaly#7FA074
Tritanopia#5BA8A8
Tritanomaly#55AA95
Achromatopsia#9C9C9C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #4CAE72 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4cae72: #4CAE72;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4CAE72;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4cae72': '#4CAE72' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.298, green: 0.682, blue: 0.447)
Android XML<color name="color_4cae72">#4CAE72</color>
SVG fillfill="#4CAE72"

More Green Colors

#4CAE72 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#4CAE72 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4CAE72?

#4CAE72 is a mid-tone green — rgb(76, 174, 114) in RGB and hsl(143, 39%, 49%) 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 5.84.

What is the RGB value of #4CAE72?

#4CAE72 is rgb(76, 174, 114) — red 76, green 174, and blue 114 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4CAE72?

#4CAE72 converts to approximately cmyk(56%, 0%, 34%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4CAE72 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #4CAE72 scores 2.76:1 against white and 7.6:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4CAE72 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4CAE72 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 5.84, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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