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#4D896B Color

#4D896B is rgb(77, 137, 107) in RGB, hsl(150, 28%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 0%, 22%, 46%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Viridian (#40826D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.87. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4D896B
HEX#4D896B
RGBrgb(77, 137, 107)
HSLhsl(150, 28%, 42%)
HSVhsv(150, 44%, 54%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 0%, 22%, 46%)
OKLCHoklch(58% 0.079 160.8)
LABlab(52.37% -25.95 9.77)
LCHlch(52.37% 27.73 159.36)

What #4D896B 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 #4D896B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Viridian#40826DΔE 5.87Amazon#3B7A57ΔE 7.01Oxley#6D9A79ΔE 9.03Illuminating Emerald#319177ΔE 9.48Russian Green#679267ΔE 9.98Hooker's Green#49796BΔE 11.09

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

#4D896B Channel Values

How #4D896B 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 77 · G 137 · B 1078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 150° · S 28% · L 42%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 150° · S 44% · V 54%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 0% · Y 22% · K 46%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.11:1 vs white · 5.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4D896B 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 text4.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #4D896B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #4D896B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4D896B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#4D896B
Complementary
#894D6B
Analogous
#4D894D
Analogous
#4D8989
Triadic
#6B4D89
Triadic
#896B4D
Split comp.
#894D89
Split comp.
#894D4D

Tints & Shades of #4D896B

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

#5CA380
#76B294
#90C1A8
#AACFBD
#C4DED1
#DEEDE6

Shades

#44795E
#39654F
#305542
#254133
#1C3126
#111D17

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #4D896B.

How #4D896B 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#4D896B
Protanopia#81816B
Protanomaly#70846B
Deuteranopia#79796D
Deuteranomaly#6A806C
Tritanopia#538686
Tritanomaly#51877C
Achromatopsia#7D7D7D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #4D896B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4d896b: #4D896B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4D896B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4d896b': '#4D896B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.302, green: 0.537, blue: 0.420)
Android XML<color name="color_4d896b">#4D896B</color>
SVG fillfill="#4D896B"

More Green Colors

#4D896B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#4D896B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4D896B?

#4D896B is a mid-tone green — rgb(77, 137, 107) in RGB and hsl(150, 28%, 42%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Viridian (#40826D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.87.

What is the RGB value of #4D896B?

#4D896B is rgb(77, 137, 107) — red 77, green 137, and blue 107 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4D896B?

#4D896B converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 0%, 22%, 46%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4D896B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #4D896B scores 4.11:1 against white and 5.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4D896B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4D896B 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 seagreen (#2E8B57) at a CIE76 distance of 15.45, which is visibly different.

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