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Aglow Cuì

#4ba748
Notes

Aglow Cuì (#4BA748) is a true green with an earthy character. It leans grounded and natural, the kind of color that plays well with wood, clay, linen, and warm neutrals. Its HSL profile (118°, 40%, 47%) places it in the balanced band at a mid lightness. It works across type, buttons, and borders, saturated enough to feel deliberate but balanced enough to not fight the rest of the palette. For a confident two-color system, pair it with its complementary violet. For something softer, pull in its analogous neighbors on either side of the wheel.

HEX
#4ba748
RGB
rgb(75, 167, 72)
HSL
hsl(118, 40%, 47%)
HWB
hwb(118 28% 35%)
OKLCH
oklch(65.1% 0.159 142.9)
HSV
hsv(118, 57%, 65%)
LAB
lab(61.31% -46.68 40.42)
LCH
lch(61.31% 61.75 139.11)
CMYK
cmyk(55%, 0%, 57%, 35%)

Etymology

Aglow
adjective

Old English on-glōwan, on-glow — sharing root with glow and gleam. As a color modifier, aglow implies a saturated-and-lit-from-within quality, the bright color of fireplace-and-jack-o-lantern interior-glow-lit warm-light emission against ambient darkness. Sits at the bright-and-warm end of the grid, parallel to glowing and aflame in usage.

Cuì
noun

The Chinese word for kingfisher — and the saturated blue-green of kingfisher feathers used in classical Chinese cuì-yū (kingfisher feather) imperial ornament. The color refers to a polished fei-cuì (jadeite-cuì) bangle: a saturated, slightly cool deep blue-green with the satin finish of imperial-grade jade.

Closest matches

The nearest named color in three reference sources, ranked by perceptual distance (ΔE76 in CIELAB). ΔE < 1 is imperceptible to most viewers; ΔE > 10 is clearly different. When two sources point to the same hex they’re merged into one tile; click any to open that color’s page.

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Accessibility

Color-vision simulation

How this color appears to viewers with the four major color-vision-deficiency types. Computed via the Machado (2009) physiologically-based model. If a tile matches the original, the color reads the same to that viewer.

#4ba748
Original
#aa993f
Protanopia
#9e914f
Deuteranopia
#3da292
Tritanopia
#8d8d8d
Achromatopsia
WCAG contrast

The color used as foreground text against pure white and pure black, with the contrast ratio and WCAG 2.1 grade. Aim for AA (4.5:1) for body text and AA Large (3:1) for 18 pt+ headlines; AAA (7:1) is the gold standard for long-form reading surfaces.

The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
AA Largeon White
3.03:1
The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
AAon Black
6.92:1

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