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#4DA86B Color

#4DA86B is rgb(77, 168, 107) in RGB, hsl(140, 37%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(54%, 0%, 36%, 34%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Sea Green (#3CB371), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.68. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4DA86B
HEX#4DA86B
RGBrgb(77, 168, 107)
HSLhsl(140, 37%, 48%)
HSVhsv(140, 54%, 66%)
CMYKcmyk(54%, 0%, 36%, 34%)
OKLCHoklch(66% 0.126 152.2)
LABlab(62.18% -38.95 23.02)
LCHlch(62.18% 45.24 149.42)

What #4DA86B 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 #4DA86B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 7.68Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 8.97Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 9.41Shamrock Green#009E60ΔE 10.27Green (Crayola)#1CAC78ΔE 10.49Green (NCS)#009F6BΔE 10.66

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

#4DA86B Channel Values

How #4DA86B 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 77 · G 168 · B 1078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 140° · S 37% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 140° · S 54% · V 66%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 54% · M 0% · Y 36% · K 34%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.95:1 vs white · 7.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4DA86B 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 text2.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #4DA86B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #4DA86B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4DA86B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#4DA86B
Complementary
#A84D89
Analogous
#5CA84D
Analogous
#4DA899
Triadic
#6B4DA8
Triadic
#A86B4D
Split comp.
#994DA8
Split comp.
#A84D5C

Tints & Shades of #4DA86B

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

#62B77E
#7AC292
#93CDA6
#AFDABD
#C7E5D1
#E0F1E5

Shades

#43935E
#387A4E
#2F6541
#255033
#1B3B26
#102316

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #4DA86B.

How #4DA86B 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#4DA86B
Protanopia#9D9D6B
Protanomaly#84A26B
Deuteranopia#92926E
Deuteranomaly#7C9B6D
Tritanopia#5BA2A2
Tritanomaly#56A48F
Achromatopsia#969696

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #4DA86B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4da86b: #4DA86B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4DA86B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4da86b': '#4DA86B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.302, green: 0.659, blue: 0.420)
Android XML<color name="color_4da86b">#4DA86B</color>
SVG fillfill="#4DA86B"

More Green Colors

#4DA86B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#4DA86B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4DA86B?

#4DA86B is a mid-tone green — rgb(77, 168, 107) in RGB and hsl(140, 37%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Sea Green (#3CB371), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.68.

What is the RGB value of #4DA86B?

#4DA86B is rgb(77, 168, 107) — red 77, green 168, and blue 107 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4DA86B?

#4DA86B converts to approximately cmyk(54%, 0%, 36%, 34%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4DA86B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #4DA86B scores 2.95:1 against white and 7.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4DA86B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4DA86B 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 mediumseagreen (#3CB371) at a CIE76 distance of 7.68, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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