Color

#4AB86D

Light cool green. Nearest reference color: Medium sea green.

RGB

0–255

184

109

CMYK

0–100%

59.78%

40.76%

27.84%

RGB describes how #4AB86D is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 74, green 184 and blue 109.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 59.78%, magenta 0%, yellow 40.76% and black 27.84%.

HSL values

H 139.09° S 43.65% L 50.59%

In the HSL color model, #4AB86D has a hue of 139.09°, 43.65% saturation and 50.59% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Color insight

#4AB86D is a light, cool green with moderate chroma.

Temperature: Cool
Lightness: Light
Chroma: Moderate

Color formats

Copy #4AB86D in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #4AB86D

RGB rgb(74, 184, 109)

HSL hsl(139.09 43.65% 50.59%)

OKLCH oklch(0.700386 0.148671 151.0911)

CSS --color: #4AB86D;

Tints of #4AB86D

Tints are lighter variations of #4AB86D. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

#C7FFD3 #8AF6A7 #75E193 #60CC80 #4AB86D

Shades of #4AB86D

Shades are darker variations of #4AB86D. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

#4AB86D #018A42 #005A29 #002E12 #000802

Tones of #4AB86D

Tones reduce the chroma of #4AB86D, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

#4AB86D #63B379 #76AE83 #87A98E #95A398

Tonal range of #4AB86D

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #4AB86D between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

#C7FFD3 #8AF6A7 #75E193 #60CC80 #4AB86D #018A42 #005A29 #002E12 #000802

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #C7FFD3;
    --color-200: #8AF6A7;
    --color-300: #75E193;
    --color-400: #60CC80;
    --color-500: #4AB86D;
    --color-600: #018A42;
    --color-700: #005A29;
    --color-800: #002E12;
    --color-900: #000802;
}

Colors that go with #4AB86D

Color harmonies for #4AB86D are generated by rotating its hue in the OKLCH color space while preserving its lightness and chroma. This creates classic complementary, analogous, triadic and other hue relationships with more consistent perceptual balance.

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel, creating the strongest direct hue contrast.

#4AB86D #D279C9

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

#91AC30 #4AB86D #00B8A3

Triadic

Three evenly spaced hues that create a broader, balanced color relationship.

#4AB86D #7D97FA #EC7763

Split complementary

Two hues around the complementary color, providing contrast with more variation.

#4AB86D #AF86EC #E77399

Tetradic

Four related hues forming two complementary pairs on the color wheel.

#4AB86D #2EA8F2 #D279C9 #DF8628

CSS gradients with #4AB86D

These gradients show how #4AB86D moves toward white, black and its complementary color. Each gradient includes ready-to-use CSS that can be copied directly into a project.

Toward white

A light gradient that moves from the original color toward white.

#4AB86D #7ECA91 #ABDCB5 #D5EEDA #FFFFFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #4AB86D, #7ECA91, #ABDCB5, #D5EEDA, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

A dark gradient that moves from the original color toward black.

#4AB86D #2F7C48 #174526 #041508 #000000

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #4AB86D, #2F7C48, #174526, #041508, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

#4AB86D #00B5B7 #2CA8F2 #978EF6 #D279C9

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #4AB86D, #00B5B7, #2CA8F2, #978EF6, #D279C9);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #4AB86D. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text

2.51:1

AA normal Fail AA large Fail AAA normal Fail

Black text

8.37:1

AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Pass

Recommended text color: #000000 . Relative luminance: 0.3684 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #4AB86D as the background.

background-color: #4AB86D;
color: #000000;

Using #4AB86D in design

See how #4AB86D works in a simple interface. The examples below use the color as a background, accent and interface element, with text chosen from its accessibility result.

Background

Paletico Color in context

#4AB86D used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent

Accent color

Use #4AB86D to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action

Tonal pair

#8AF6A7

#4AB86D

#002E12

Colors similar to #4AB86D

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #4AB86D, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

#66D285 #2B9F55 #15BD5F #65B37A #66B55A #20BA80 #72C266 #00AD74

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #4AB86D may shift under three forms of color vision deficiency. They are simulations, not a diagnosis or an exact representation of any individual person's vision.

Protanopia #B9AA68 Deuteranopia #AA9F72 Tritanopia #29B5A5

Simulation based on the model by Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009), published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2009.113.

Advanced color values

Beyond RGB, CMYK and HSL, #4AB86D can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X: 22.7231
Y: 36.8388
Z: 20.3781

CIELAB

L*: 67.1559
a*: -48.1081
b*: 28.9708

OKLab

L: 0.700386
a: -0.130145
b: 0.07187

OKLCH

L: 0.700386
C: 0.148671
H: 151.0911°