Terminal
Open in tool →Green for success, blue for links, pink for emphasis — the dark-mode developer family, tuned to sit on near-black without glare.
Color
#4cbd59
#4cbd59
hex
#4cbd59rgb
rgb(76, 189, 89)hsl
hsl(127, 46%, 52%)oklch
oklch(0.711 0.173 145.5)Closest name: Intoxicate (#11bb55)Relative luminance 0.3865
Colors that go with #4cbd59
Charcoal, Royal Blue and Taupe lead the list. Each partner is a real named colour with the reason it works — a wheel relationship, a neutral that carries it, or a pairing lifted from a palette or brand system that actually shipped — and every pair opens in the palette tool.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the body-text near-black for #4cbd59: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Royal Blue #4169e1
shippedRoyal Blue is paired with #4cbd59 in 5 real palettes, including Brilliant's brand system and Khan Academy's brand system, as the accent.
Taupe #483c32
shippedTaupe is paired with #4cbd59 in 11 real palettes, including Obsidian's brand system and Meadow, as the text colour against it.
Orchid #da70d6
complementaryOrchid sits directly opposite #4cbd59 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Hot Pink #ff69b4
split-complementshippedHot Pink is a split-complement of #4cbd59: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Blue #0000ff
shipped3 real palettes, including Spotify's brand system and Minecraft's brand system put Blue beside #4cbd59, as the accent.
Cornflower Blue #6495ed
triadicshippedCornflower Blue completes a triad with #4cbd59 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Dark Olive Green #556b2f
shippedDark Olive Green shows up next to #4cbd59 in 3 real palettes, including Undergrowth and Forest Floor, as the supporting colour.
Real palettes that use #4cbd59
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #4cbd59 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 2.41:1 | fail | fail | fail | |
Aaon black | 8.73:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Fixes keep hue and saturation and move lightness only, so the suggestion stays on-brand. Ratios are symmetric: the same numbers apply with #4cbd59 as the background.
Brands using this color
Palettes built around it
mcpConnect your agent — build around #4cbd59
live endpointPoint any MCP client at the shared colors endpoint and your agent gets the same engine as this page — direct_palette, edit_direction, check_palette, check_contrast — read-only, no key. Every direction it proposes comes with a /colors/d/… link: open it, lock what you like, paste the link back, and the agent edits rather than re-rolls.
endpoint
https://mcp.brandsweets.com/colors/mcpclaude mcp add --transport http brandsweets-colors https://mcp.brandsweets.com/colors/mcp
try this prompt
›analyze #4cbd59 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
tool url
/palettes/new/4cbd59-a2bea8-aa4edf-1f2d27-ecf1e9?lock=0&style=vibrantWant the agent to remember your picks and write them into a living brand? Create a free BrandSweets workspace.
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