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#4DB38B Color

#4DB38B is rgb(77, 179, 139) in RGB, hsl(156, 40%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(57%, 0%, 22%, 30%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Jungle Green (#29AB87), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.1. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4DB38B
HEX#4DB38B
RGBrgb(77, 179, 139)
HSLhsl(156, 40%, 50%)
HSVhsv(156, 57%, 70%)
CMYKcmyk(57%, 0%, 22%, 30%)
OKLCHoklch(69.5% 0.113 164.7)
LABlab(66.16% -38.36 11.17)
LCHlch(66.16% 39.95 163.77)

What #4DB38B 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 #4DB38B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Jungle Green#29AB87ΔE 6.1Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 7.35Zomp#39A78EΔE 8.99Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 9.49Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 9.73Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 9.98

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

#4DB38B Channel Values

How #4DB38B 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 179 · B 1398-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 156° · S 40% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 156° · S 57% · V 70%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 57% · M 0% · Y 22% · K 30%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.58:1 vs white · 8.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4DB38B 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 text2.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #4DB38B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #4DB38B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4DB38B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#4DB38B
Complementary
#B34D75
Analogous
#4DB357
Analogous
#4DA8B3
Triadic
#8A4DB3
Triadic
#B38A4D
Split comp.
#B34DA8
Split comp.
#B3574D

Tints & Shades of #4DB38B

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

#65BD9A
#7EC8AB
#97D3BB
#ADDCC9
#C6E7D9
#DFF1EA

Shades

#429A76
#398466
#2E6B53
#255642
#1A3D2F
#11271E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #4DB38B.

How #4DB38B 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#4DB38B
Protanopia#A7A78B
Protanomaly#8CAC8B
Deuteranopia#9B9B8E
Deuteranomaly#83A58D
Tritanopia#59AFAF
Tritanomaly#54B0A2
Achromatopsia#A1A1A1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #4DB38B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4db38b: #4DB38B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4DB38B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4db38b': '#4DB38B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.302, green: 0.702, blue: 0.545)
Android XML<color name="color_4db38b">#4DB38B</color>
SVG fillfill="#4DB38B"

More Green Colors

#4DB38B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#4DB38B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4DB38B?

#4DB38B is a mid-tone green — rgb(77, 179, 139) in RGB and hsl(156, 40%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Jungle Green (#29AB87), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.1.

What is the RGB value of #4DB38B?

#4DB38B is rgb(77, 179, 139) — red 77, green 179, and blue 139 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4DB38B?

#4DB38B converts to approximately cmyk(57%, 0%, 22%, 30%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4DB38B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #4DB38B scores 2.58:1 against white and 8.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4DB38B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4DB38B 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 mediumaquamarine (#66CDAA) at a CIE76 distance of 9.98, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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