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#4AFCA3 Color

#4AFCA3 is rgb(74, 252, 163) in RGB, hsl(150, 97%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(71%, 0%, 35%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Spring Green (#00FA9A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.84. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4AFCA3
HEX#4AFCA3
RGBrgb(74, 252, 163)
HSLhsl(150, 97%, 64%)
HSVhsv(150, 71%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(71%, 0%, 35%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(88.1% 0.189 156.5)
LABlab(88.70% -61.41 29.25)
LCHlch(88.70% 68.02 154.53)

What #4AFCA3 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #4AFCA3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Spring Green#00FA9AΔE 6.84Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 11.37Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 11.82Technobotanica#00FFBFΔE 13.51Mint#98FF98ΔE 18.42Spearmint#4FE7B0ΔE 18.69

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#4AFCA3 Channel Values

How #4AFCA3 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 74 · G 252 · B 1638-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 150° · S 97% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 150° · S 71% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 71% · M 0% · Y 35% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.33:1 vs white · 15.74:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4AFCA3 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #4AFCA3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #4AFCA3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4AFCA3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#4AFCA3
Complementary
#FC4AA3
Analogous
#4AFC4A
Analogous
#4AFCFC
Triadic
#A34AFC
Triadic
#FCA34A
Split comp.
#FC4AFC
Split comp.
#FC4A4A

Tints & Shades of #4AFCA3

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#63FDB0
#7CFDBD
#96FDC9
#AAFED4
#C3FEE0
#DCFEED

Shades

#1DFC8C
#04EC78
#03BF61
#02974D
#026936
#014121

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #4AFCA3.

How #4AFCA3 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#4AFCA3
Protanopia#EAEAA4
Protanomaly#BFF1A3
Deuteranopia#D6D6A8
Deuteranomaly#B0E6A6
Tritanopia#6BF3F3
Tritanomaly#5FF7D8
Achromatopsia#DFDFDF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #4AFCA3 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-4afca3: #4AFCA3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4AFCA3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4afca3': '#4AFCA3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.290, green: 0.988, blue: 0.639)
Android XML<color name="color_4afca3">#4AFCA3</color>
SVG fillfill="#4AFCA3"

More Green Colors

#4AFCA3 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#4AFCA3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4AFCA3?

#4AFCA3 is a light green — rgb(74, 252, 163) in RGB and hsl(150, 97%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Spring Green (#00FA9A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.84.

What is the RGB value of #4AFCA3?

#4AFCA3 is rgb(74, 252, 163) — red 74, green 252, and blue 163 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4AFCA3?

#4AFCA3 converts to approximately cmyk(71%, 0%, 35%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4AFCA3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #4AFCA3 scores 1.33:1 against white and 15.74:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4AFCA3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4AFCA3 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumspringgreen (#00FA9A) at a CIE76 distance of 6.84, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.