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#4bc38e color: Garish Green

#4bc38e is rgb(75, 195, 142) in RGB and oklch(73.561% 0.1332 161.146) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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154°
100%

73.6%
0.133
161°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Emerald
  • emerald-400
  • Black 24%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.21:1Hard to read
Lc -48
Black text
9.50:1Readable · AA
Lc 61

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About #4bc38e

#4bc38e is a bright light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 73.6% lightness, 0.133 chroma and a hue of 161°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.21:1 contrast and black text 9.5:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Garish Green (#51bf8a). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-400.

More light emerald colors

Lighter: #4bc38e mixed with white

  1. 4bc38e
  2. 63c999
  3. 77cfa4
  4. 8ad6af
  5. 9cdcba
  6. ade2c6
  7. bee8d1
  8. cfeedc
  9. dff3e8
  10. eff9f3

Darker: #4bc38e mixed with black

  1. 4bc38e
  2. 40a97b
  3. 359068
  4. 2b7856
  5. 216044
  6. 174a34
  7. 0e3424
  8. 062015
  9. 020e07
  10. 000201

Calmer: #4bc38e with less saturation

  1. 4bc38e
  2. 5ac191
  3. 66be94
  4. 71bc97
  5. 7bb999
  6. 84b79c
  7. 8cb49f
  8. 94b2a1
  9. 9cafa4
  10. a3aca7

Questions about #4bc38e

What color is #4bc38e?

#4bc38e is bright light emerald. The closest named color is Garish Green. In RGB it is rgb(75, 195, 142), in HSL hsl(153.5, 50%, 52.94%) and in OKLCH oklch(73.561% 0.1332 161.146).

What colors go well with #4bc38e?

The complementary color of #4bc38e is #e186c2. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8bba5d and #00c3be. The triadic partners are #9b9efb and #ef8b65.

Is white or black text more readable on #4bc38e?

Black text reads better on #4bc38e: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and black gives 9.5:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4bc38e a warm or cool color?

#4bc38e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 161 degrees, its lightness 73.6% and its chroma 0.133.