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#4DB38F Color

#4DB38F is rgb(77, 179, 143) in RGB, hsl(159, 40%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(57%, 0%, 20%, 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 6.01. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4DB38F
HEX#4DB38F
RGBrgb(77, 179, 143)
HSLhsl(159, 40%, 50%)
HSVhsv(159, 57%, 70%)
CMYKcmyk(57%, 0%, 20%, 30%)
OKLCHoklch(69.6% 0.11 167.1)
LABlab(66.24% -37.67 9.10)
LCHlch(66.24% 38.76 166.42)

What #4DB38F 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 #4DB38F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Jungle Green#29AB87ΔE 6.01Zomp#39A78EΔE 7.23Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 8.23Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 9.4Keppel#3AB09EΔE 10.04Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 10.51

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

#4DB38F Channel Values

How #4DB38F 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 1438-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 159° · S 40% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 159° · S 57% · V 70%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 57% · M 0% · Y 20% · K 30%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.57:1 vs white · 8.16:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4DB38F 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 text2.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #4DB38F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #4DB38F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4DB38F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#4DB38F
Complementary
#B34D70
Analogous
#4DB35C
Analogous
#4DA3B3
Triadic
#8F4DB3
Triadic
#B38F4D
Split comp.
#B34DA3
Split comp.
#B35C4D

Tints & Shades of #4DB38F

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

#65BD9F
#7EC8AE
#97D3BE
#ADDCCB
#C6E7DB
#DFF1EB

Shades

#429A7B
#39846A
#2E6B56
#255645
#1A3D31
#11271F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #4DB38F.

How #4DB38F 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#4DB38F
Protanopia#A7A78F
Protanomaly#8CAC8F
Deuteranopia#9B9B91
Deuteranomaly#83A590
Tritanopia#58AFAF
Tritanomaly#54B1A3
Achromatopsia#A1A1A1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #4DB38F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4db38f: #4DB38F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4DB38F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4db38f': '#4DB38F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.302, green: 0.702, blue: 0.561)
Android XML<color name="color_4db38f">#4DB38F</color>
SVG fillfill="#4DB38F"

More Green Colors

#4DB38F sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#4DB38F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4DB38F?

#4DB38F is a mid-tone green — rgb(77, 179, 143) in RGB and hsl(159, 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 6.01.

What is the RGB value of #4DB38F?

#4DB38F is rgb(77, 179, 143) — red 77, green 179, and blue 143 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4DB38F?

#4DB38F converts to approximately cmyk(57%, 0%, 20%, 30%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4DB38F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #4DB38F scores 2.57:1 against white and 8.16:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4DB38F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4DB38F 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 9.4, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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