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#4DB38D Color

#4DB38D is rgb(77, 179, 141) in RGB, hsl(158, 40%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(57%, 0%, 21%, 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 5.96. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4DB38D
HEX#4DB38D
RGBrgb(77, 179, 141)
HSLhsl(158, 40%, 50%)
HSVhsv(158, 57%, 70%)
CMYKcmyk(57%, 0%, 21%, 30%)
OKLCHoklch(69.6% 0.111 165.9)
LABlab(66.20% -38.02 10.13)
LCHlch(66.20% 39.35 165.07)

What #4DB38D 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 #4DB38D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Jungle Green#29AB87ΔE 5.96Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 7.72Zomp#39A78EΔE 8.08Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 9.63Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 9.95Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 10.24

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

#4DB38D Channel Values

How #4DB38D 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 1418-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 158° · S 40% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 158° · S 57% · V 70%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 57% · M 0% · Y 21% · K 30%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.58:1 vs white · 8.15:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4DB38D 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 text8.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #4DB38D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #4DB38D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4DB38D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#4DB38D
Complementary
#B34D72
Analogous
#4DB35A
Analogous
#4DA5B3
Triadic
#8D4DB3
Triadic
#B38D4D
Split comp.
#B34DA5
Split comp.
#B35A4D

Tints & Shades of #4DB38D

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

#65BD9D
#7EC8AD
#97D3BD
#ADDCCB
#C6E7DB
#DFF1EA

Shades

#429A79
#398468
#2E6B55
#255644
#1A3D30
#11271F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #4DB38D.

How #4DB38D 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#4DB38D
Protanopia#A7A78D
Protanomaly#8CAC8D
Deuteranopia#9B9B90
Deuteranomaly#83A58F
Tritanopia#58AFAF
Tritanomaly#54B0A2
Achromatopsia#A1A1A1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #4DB38D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4db38d: #4DB38D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4DB38D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4db38d': '#4DB38D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.302, green: 0.702, blue: 0.553)
Android XML<color name="color_4db38d">#4DB38D</color>
SVG fillfill="#4DB38D"

More Green Colors

#4DB38D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#4DB38D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4DB38D?

#4DB38D is a mid-tone green — rgb(77, 179, 141) in RGB and hsl(158, 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 5.96.

What is the RGB value of #4DB38D?

#4DB38D is rgb(77, 179, 141) — red 77, green 179, and blue 141 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4DB38D?

#4DB38D converts to approximately cmyk(57%, 0%, 21%, 30%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4DB38D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #4DB38D scores 2.58:1 against white and 8.15:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4DB38D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4DB38D 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 9.63, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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