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#4bc090 color: Garish Green

#4bc090 is rgb(75, 192, 144) in RGB and oklch(72.856% 0.1275 162.999) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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155°
100%

72.9%
0.127
163°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • teal-500
  • Black 25%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.27:1Hard to read
Lc -49
Black text
9.24:1Readable · AA
Lc 59

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About #4bc090

#4bc090 is a bright light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 72.9% lightness, 0.127 chroma and a hue of 163°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.27:1 contrast and black text 9.24:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Garish Green (#51bf8a). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-500.

More light emerald colors

Lighter: #4bc090 mixed with white

  1. 4bc090
  2. 63c79b
  3. 77cda6
  4. 8ad3b0
  5. 9cdabb
  6. ade0c6
  7. bee6d2
  8. ceeddd
  9. dff3e8
  10. eff9f4

Darker: #4bc090 mixed with black

  1. 4bc090
  2. 40a77d
  3. 358e6a
  4. 2b7657
  5. 215f45
  6. 174934
  7. 0e3424
  8. 062015
  9. 020e07
  10. 000201

Calmer: #4bc090 with less saturation

  1. 4bc090
  2. 59be92
  3. 65bb95
  4. 70b997
  5. 7ab79a
  6. 82b49c
  7. 8bb29e
  8. 92afa0
  9. 9aada3
  10. a0aaa5

Questions about #4bc090

What color is #4bc090?

#4bc090 is bright light emerald. The closest named color is Garish Green. In RGB it is rgb(75, 192, 144), in HSL hsl(155.38, 48.15%, 52.35%) and in OKLCH oklch(72.856% 0.1275 162.999).

What colors go well with #4bc090?

The complementary color of #4bc090 is #de86bc. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #87b862 and #00c0bd. The triadic partners are #9c9cf5 and #e98b64.

Is white or black text more readable on #4bc090?

Black text reads better on #4bc090: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and black gives 9.24:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4bc090 a warm or cool color?

#4bc090 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 163 degrees, its lightness 72.9% and its chroma 0.127.