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#4BDD77 Color

#4BDD77 is rgb(75, 221, 119) in RGB, hsl(138, 68%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(66%, 0%, 46%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Very Light Malachite Green (#64E986), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.52. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4BDD77
HEX#4BDD77
RGBrgb(75, 221, 119)
HSLhsl(138, 68%, 58%)
HSVhsv(138, 66%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(66%, 0%, 46%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(79.7% 0.188 149.7)
LABlab(78.76% -56.77 38.08)
LCHlch(78.76% 68.36 146.15)

What #4BDD77 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 #4BDD77, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 5.52Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 7.07Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 10.67Emerald#50C878ΔE 13.44Medium Spring Green#00FA9AΔE 15.24Light Green#90EE90ΔE 15.92

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

#4BDD77 Channel Values

How #4BDD77 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 75 · G 221 · B 1198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 138° · S 68% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 138° · S 66% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 66% · M 0% · Y 46% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.76:1 vs white · 11.91:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4BDD77 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 text1.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #4BDD77 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #4BDD77

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4BDD77; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#4BDD77
Complementary
#DD4BB1
Analogous
#68DD4B
Analogous
#4BDDC0
Triadic
#774BDD
Triadic
#DD774B
Split comp.
#C04BDD
Split comp.
#DD4B68

Tints & Shades of #4BDD77

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

#65E28A
#7AE69A
#94EBAE
#AEEFC1
#C7F4D5
#DDF8E5

Shades

#29D65D
#23B850
#1D9641
#167432
#105123
#0A3316

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #4BDD77.

How #4BDD77 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#4BDD77
Protanopia#CDCD78
Protanomaly#A9D478
Deuteranopia#BDBD7C
Deuteranomaly#9CCA7A
Tritanopia#68D4D4
Tritanomaly#5ED7B6
Achromatopsia#C3C3C3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #4BDD77 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4bdd77: #4BDD77;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4BDD77;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4bdd77': '#4BDD77' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.294, green: 0.867, blue: 0.467)
Android XML<color name="color_4bdd77">#4BDD77</color>
SVG fillfill="#4BDD77"

More Green Colors

#4BDD77 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#4BDD77 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4BDD77?

#4BDD77 is a mid-tone green — rgb(75, 221, 119) in RGB and hsl(138, 68%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Very Light Malachite Green (#64E986), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.52.

What is the RGB value of #4BDD77?

#4BDD77 is rgb(75, 221, 119) — red 75, green 221, and blue 119 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4BDD77?

#4BDD77 converts to approximately cmyk(66%, 0%, 46%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4BDD77 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #4BDD77 scores 1.76:1 against white and 11.91:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4BDD77 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4BDD77 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 15.24, which is visibly different.

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