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#4BF00F Color

#4BF00F is rgb(75, 240, 15) in RGB, hsl(104, 88%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(69%, 0%, 94%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Bright Green (#66FF00), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.72. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4BF00F
HEX#4BF00F
RGBrgb(75, 240, 15)
HSLhsl(104, 88%, 50%)
HSVhsv(104, 94%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(69%, 0%, 94%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(83.7% 0.268 140.3)
LABlab(84.00% -68.69 77.21)
LCHlch(84.00% 103.34 131.66)

What #4BF00F 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 #4BF00F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#4BF00F Channel Values

How #4BF00F 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 240 · B 158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 104° · S 88% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 104° · S 94% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 69% · M 0% · Y 94% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.53:1 vs white · 13.77:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4BF00F 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 text1.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #4BF00F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4BF00F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #4BF00F

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.

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How #4BF00F 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#4BF00F
Protanopia#DFDF17
Protanomaly#B6E614
Deuteranopia#CCCC2E
Deuteranomaly#A8DC25
Tritanopia#76E2E2
Tritanomaly#67E8B4
Achromatopsia#D1D1D1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #4BF00F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4bf00f: #4BF00F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4BF00F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4bf00f': '#4BF00F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.294, green: 0.941, blue: 0.059)
Android XML<color name="color_4bf00f">#4BF00F</color>
SVG fillfill="#4BF00F"

More Green Colors

#4BF00F sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#4BF00F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4BF00F?

#4BF00F is a mid-tone green — rgb(75, 240, 15) in RGB and hsl(104, 88%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Bright Green (#66FF00), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.72.

What is the RGB value of #4BF00F?

#4BF00F is rgb(75, 240, 15) — red 75, green 240, and blue 15 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4BF00F?

#4BF00F converts to approximately cmyk(69%, 0%, 94%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4BF00F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #4BF00F scores 1.53:1 against white and 13.77:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4BF00F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4BF00F 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 lawngreen (#7CFC00) at a CIE76 distance of 10.66, which is visibly different.

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