Palettes / Colors / #4CBD85

#4CBD85 — Muted Green

#4CBD85 is a green color we call Muted Green, closest to the named color CadetBlue (#5F9EA0). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: cadetblue (#5F9EA0) — not an exact match. CSS cadetblue gives you #5F9EA0, a different color; use #4CBD85 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#4CBD85 is a cool green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #BD4C85; it also sits naturally between #4CBD4C and #4CBDBD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 30% · Green 74% · Blue 52%

Cyan 60% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 30% · Key 26%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #4CBD85

.text { color: #4CBD85; }
.background { background-color: #4CBD85; }
.border { border: 3px solid #4CBD85; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(76, 189, 133); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(150, 46%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #4CBD85; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(76, 189, 133, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #4CBD85; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(76, 189, 133, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#4CBD85">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#4CBD85">Div content here</div>

Shades of #4CBD85

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BD4C85:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #4CBD85: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #4CBD85

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #4CBD85 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #4CBD85 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #4CBD84  ·  #4CBD86 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #4CBD85?

#4CBD85 is Muted Green, a green color (RGB 76, 189, 133). Its closest standard named color is CadetBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #4CBD85?

#4CBD85 is RGB 76, 189, 133 — HSL 150°, 46%, 52% — CMYK 60%, 0%, 30%, 26%.

What colors go with #4CBD85?

Its complement is #BD4C85; analogous partners are #4CBD4C and #4CBDBD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #4CBD85 for text?

Black text on #4CBD85 has a contrast ratio of 8.93:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.35:1.