#4ca973 Color Information

#4ca973 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #4ca973, and its official name is Sēn Lín Lǜ Forest. In RGB, it consists of 29.8% Red, 66.3% Green, and 45.1% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 55% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 32% Yellow, and 33.7% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 145.2°, with saturation of 38% and lightness of 48%. The decimal value for #4ca973 is 5024115, and its nearest "web safe" color is #339966. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #4ca973 is green. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is cyan. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#4ca973 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this colorSēn Lín Lǜ Forest Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color76, 169, 115 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color29.8%, 66.3%, 45.1% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.702, 0.337, 0.549 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.55, 0, 0.32, 0.337 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color145.2°, 38.0%, 48.0% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color145.2°, 55.0%, 66.3% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color20.263, 31.150, 21.164 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color76, 142, 169 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code5024115 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color62.634, -40.248, 19.722 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)62.634, 44.820, 153.894 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color62.634, -41.317, 32.945 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color55.812, -32.866, 16.586 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.279, 0.429, 31.150 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4283214195 / 0xff4ca973 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#339966 Copy
Last Updated: October 14, 2024

Shades of #4ca973

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #4ca973, its pure hue is 145.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 38.0%, and its lightness is 48.0%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #4ca973, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #0a150e to #439465.

Tints of #4ca973

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #4ca973, its pure hue is 145.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 38.0%, and its lightness is 48.0%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #4ca973, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #62b485 to #e9f4ee.

Tones of #4ca973

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #4ca973, its pure hue is 145.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 38.0%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #4ca973, which range from #7b7b7b (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #00f567 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #4ca973

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #4ca973! For #4ca973, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #4ca973. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #4ca973

This color, #4ca973, consists of 29.8% Red, 66.3% Green, and 45.1% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 76, Green = 169, Blue = 115. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #4ca973 is 55% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 32% Yellow, and 33.7% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R29.8%
C55.0%
G66.3%
M0.0%
B45.1%
Y32.0%
K33.7%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 76 169 115
Octal 114 251 163
Hexa #4c #a9 #73
Binary 01001100 10101001 01110011
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 55 0 31 33
Octal 67 0 37 41
Hexa #37 #00 #1f #21
Binary 00110111 00000000 00011111 00100001

Analogous Colors of #4ca973

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #4ca973 — which has hue 145.2° — its analogous colors are located at 115.2° and 175.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #4ca973.

Triadic Colors of #4ca973

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #4ca973 — which has hue 145.2° — its triadic colors are located at 25.2° and 265.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #4ca973.

Complementary Color of #4ca973

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #4ca973 — which has hue 145.2° — its complementary color is located at 325.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #4ca973.

Split Complementary Colors of #4ca973

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #4ca973 — which has hue 145.2° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 145.2° and 355.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #4ca973.

Tetradic Colors of #4ca973

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #4ca973 — which has hue 145.2° — its tetradic colors are located at 55.2°, 145.2°, 235.2°, and 325.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #4ca973.

Monochromatic Colors of #4ca973

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #4ca973, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #32493b — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #8fe0b1 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #4ca973

We want to make getting started with #4ca973 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #4ca973 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #4ca973 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #4ca973 with other HTML elements.

#4ca973 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #4ca973.
<span style="color: #4ca973;">The color of this text is #4ca973.</span>

#4ca973 Background Color

The background color for this text is #4ca973.
<div style="background-color: #4ca973; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #4ca973.</div>

#4ca973 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #4ca973.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #4ca973;">This color for the shadow of this text is #4ca973.</span>

#4ca973 Border Color

This is a div with border color #4ca973.
<div style="border: #4ca973 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #4ca973.</div>

#4ca973 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #4ca973 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #4ca973; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #4ca973 on a white background.</div></div>

#4ca973 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #4ca973 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #4ca973; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #4ca973 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #4ca973 to White

This is a gradient from #4ca973 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#4ca973,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#4ca973,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#4ca973,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#4ca973,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #4ca973 to white.</div>

Gradient from #4ca973 to Black

This is a gradient from #4ca973 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#4ca973,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#4ca973,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#4ca973,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#4ca973,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #4ca973 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #4ca973

In addition to using #4ca973 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #4ca973 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #4ca973, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 76, Green = 169, Blue = 115). If you need details about the color coordinates of #4ca973 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #4ca973
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(76, 169, 115)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #4ca973; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #4ca973; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #4ca973; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(76, 169, 115);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#4ca973")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:76, green:169, blue:115, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:76 green:169 blue:115 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(76f, 169f, 115f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(76, 169, 115);
 

#4ca973 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #4ca973 the same way. For those with color blindness, #4ca973 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #4ca973 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #4ca973 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #4ca973 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #4ca973 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #4ca973 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.9:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text