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#4CB880 Color

#4CB880 is rgb(76, 184, 128) in RGB, hsl(149, 43%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(59%, 0%, 30%, 28%) 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 6.47. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4CB880
HEX#4CB880
RGBrgb(76, 184, 128)
HSLhsl(149, 43%, 51%)
HSVhsv(149, 59%, 72%)
CMYKcmyk(59%, 0%, 30%, 28%)
OKLCHoklch(70.5% 0.13 157.7)
LABlab(67.49% -42.31 18.89)
LCHlch(67.49% 46.33 155.94)

What #4CB880 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 #4CB880, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 6.47Green (Crayola)#1CAC78ΔE 7.32Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 8.57Green (Munsell)#00A877ΔE 9.33Green Frog#00A86BΔE 10Green (NCS)#009F6BΔE 10.74

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

#4CB880 Channel Values

How #4CB880 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 184 · B 1288-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 149° · S 43% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 149° · S 59% · V 72%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 59% · M 0% · Y 30% · K 28%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.48:1 vs white · 8.48:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4CB880 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 text2.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #4CB880 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #4CB880

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4CB880; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#4CB880
Complementary
#B84C84
Analogous
#4EB84C
Analogous
#4CB8B6
Triadic
#804CB8
Triadic
#B8804C
Split comp.
#B64CB8
Split comp.
#B84C4E

Tints & Shades of #4CB880

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

#66C292
#7CCBA2
#95D5B4
#AFDFC6
#C8E9D8
#DEF2E8

Shades

#40A06F
#378B60
#2D714E
#23583C
#193E2B
#10281C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #4CB880.

How #4CB880 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#4CB880
Protanopia#ACAC81
Protanomaly#8FB180
Deuteranopia#9F9F83
Deuteranomaly#85A982
Tritanopia#5CB2B2
Tritanomaly#56B5A1
Achromatopsia#A5A5A5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #4CB880 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4cb880: #4CB880;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4CB880;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4cb880': '#4CB880' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.298, green: 0.722, blue: 0.502)
Android XML<color name="color_4cb880">#4CB880</color>
SVG fillfill="#4CB880"

More Green Colors

#4CB880 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#4CB880 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4CB880?

#4CB880 is a mid-tone green — rgb(76, 184, 128) in RGB and hsl(149, 43%, 51%) 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 6.47.

What is the RGB value of #4CB880?

#4CB880 is rgb(76, 184, 128) — red 76, green 184, and blue 128 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4CB880?

#4CB880 converts to approximately cmyk(59%, 0%, 30%, 28%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4CB880 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #4CB880 scores 2.48:1 against white and 8.48:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4CB880 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4CB880 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 6.47, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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