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#4DF99D Color

#4DF99D is rgb(77, 249, 157) in RGB, hsl(148, 93%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(69%, 0%, 37%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Spring Green (#00FA9A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.9. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4DF99D
HEX#4DF99D
RGBrgb(77, 249, 157)
HSLhsl(148, 93%, 64%)
HSVhsv(148, 69%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(69%, 0%, 37%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(87.3% 0.19 155.2)
LABlab(87.78% -60.80 31.02)
LCHlch(87.78% 68.26 152.97)

What #4DF99D 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 #4DF99D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Spring Green#00FA9AΔE 6.9Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 9.94Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 10.15Technobotanica#00FFBFΔE 15.41Mint#98FF98ΔE 17.19Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 17.66

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

#4DF99D Channel Values

How #4DF99D 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 249 · B 1578-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 148° · S 93% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 148° · S 69% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 69% · M 0% · Y 37% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.37:1 vs white · 15.35:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4DF99D 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 text1.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #4DF99D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #4DF99D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4DF99D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#4DF99D
Complementary
#F94EA9
Analogous
#54F94E
Analogous
#4EF9F3
Triadic
#9E4EF9
Triadic
#F99E4E
Split comp.
#F34EF9
Split comp.
#F94E54

Tints & Shades of #4DF99D

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

#66F9AB
#7FFAB9
#98FBC6
#ABFCD1
#C4FDDF
#DDFEEC

Shades

#22F785
#08E770
#07BB5B
#059448
#046732
#02401F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #4DF99D.

How #4DF99D 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#4DF99D
Protanopia#E7E79E
Protanomaly#BDEE9D
Deuteranopia#D4D4A2
Deuteranomaly#AEE4A0
Tritanopia#6DF0F0
Tritanomaly#62F4D4
Achromatopsia#DCDCDC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #4DF99D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4df99d: #4DF99D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4DF99D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4df99d': '#4DF99D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.302, green: 0.976, blue: 0.616)
Android XML<color name="color_4df99d">#4DF99D</color>
SVG fillfill="#4DF99D"

More Green Colors

#4DF99D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#4DF99D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4DF99D?

#4DF99D is a light green — rgb(77, 249, 157) in RGB and hsl(148, 93%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Spring Green (#00FA9A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.9.

What is the RGB value of #4DF99D?

#4DF99D is rgb(77, 249, 157) — red 77, green 249, and blue 157 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4DF99D?

#4DF99D converts to approximately cmyk(69%, 0%, 37%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4DF99D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #4DF99D scores 1.37:1 against white and 15.35:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4DF99D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4DF99D 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 mediumspringgreen (#00FA9A) at a CIE76 distance of 6.9, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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