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#4bc49a color: Macau

#4bc49a is rgb(75, 196, 154) in RGB and oklch(74.107% 0.12486 166.702) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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159°
100%

74.1%
0.125
167°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • teal-500
  • Black 23%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.17:1Hard to read
Lc -47
Black text
9.66:1Readable · AA
Lc 62

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About #4bc49a

#4bc49a is a bright light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 74.1% lightness, 0.125 chroma and a hue of 167°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.17:1 contrast and black text 9.66:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Macau (#46c299). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-500.

More light emerald colors

Lighter: #4bc49a mixed with white

  1. 4bc49a
  2. 63caa4
  3. 78d0ae
  4. 8bd6b8
  5. 9cdcc1
  6. aee2cc
  7. bee8d6
  8. cfeee0
  9. dff4ea
  10. eff9f5

Darker: #4bc49a mixed with black

  1. 4bc49a
  2. 40aa85
  3. 359171
  4. 2b785e
  5. 21614b
  6. 174a39
  7. 0e3527
  8. 062117
  9. 020e09
  10. 000201

Calmer: #4bc49a with less saturation

  1. 4bc49a
  2. 5ac29c
  3. 67bf9e
  4. 72bd9f
  5. 7cbba1
  6. 85b8a3
  7. 8eb6a4
  8. 96b3a6
  9. 9db0a8
  10. a4aea9

Questions about #4bc49a

What color is #4bc49a?

#4bc49a is bright light emerald. The closest named color is Macau. In RGB it is rgb(75, 196, 154), in HSL hsl(159.17, 50.63%, 53.14%) and in OKLCH oklch(74.107% 0.12486 166.702).

What colors go well with #4bc49a?

The complementary color of #4bc49a is #e48abb. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #85bd6d and #0dc3c6. The triadic partners are #a69ef6 and #eb9164.

Is white or black text more readable on #4bc49a?

Black text reads better on #4bc49a: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and black gives 9.66:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4bc49a a warm or cool color?

#4bc49a is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 167 degrees, its lightness 74.1% and its chroma 0.125.