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#4DFF9D Color

#4DFF9D is rgb(77, 255, 157) in RGB, hsl(147, 100%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(70%, 0%, 38%, 0%) 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 5.71. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4DFF9D
HEX#4DFF9D
RGBrgb(77, 255, 157)
HSLhsl(147, 100%, 65%)
HSVhsv(147, 70%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(70%, 0%, 38%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(88.8% 0.197 154.4)
LABlab(89.57% -62.75 33.36)
LCHlch(89.57% 71.07 152.01)

What #4DFF9D 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 #4DFF9D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Spring Green#00FA9AΔE 5.71Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 11.31Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 12.8Spring Green#00FF7FΔE 15.99Technobotanica#00FFBFΔE 17.47Mint#98FF98ΔE 17.6

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

#4DFF9D Channel Values

How #4DFF9D 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 255 · B 1578-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 147° · S 100% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 147° · S 70% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 70% · M 0% · Y 38% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.3:1 vs white · 16.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4DFF9D 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 text1.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #4DFF9D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #4DFF9D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4DFF9D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#4DFF9D
Complementary
#FF4DAF
Analogous
#55FF4D
Analogous
#4DFFF6
Triadic
#9D4DFF
Triadic
#FF9D4D
Split comp.
#F64DFF
Split comp.
#FF4D55

Tints & Shades of #4DFF9D

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

#66FFAB
#7AFFB6
#94FFC4
#ADFFD2
#C7FFE0
#DBFFEB

Shades

#1FFF84
#00F56E
#00C75A
#009945
#006B30
#00421E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #4DFF9D.

How #4DFF9D 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#4DFF9D
Protanopia#ECEC9E
Protanomaly#C1F49E
Deuteranopia#D9D9A2
Deuteranomaly#B2E9A0
Tritanopia#6FF5F5
Tritanomaly#63F9D8
Achromatopsia#E1E1E1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #4DFF9D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4dff9d: #4DFF9D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4DFF9D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4dff9d': '#4DFF9D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.302, green: 1.000, blue: 0.616)
Android XML<color name="color_4dff9d">#4DFF9D</color>
SVG fillfill="#4DFF9D"

More Green Colors

#4DFF9D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#4DFF9D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4DFF9D?

#4DFF9D is a light green — rgb(77, 255, 157) in RGB and hsl(147, 100%, 65%) 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 5.71.

What is the RGB value of #4DFF9D?

#4DFF9D is rgb(77, 255, 157) — red 77, green 255, and blue 157 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4DFF9D?

#4DFF9D converts to approximately cmyk(70%, 0%, 38%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4DFF9D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #4DFF9D scores 1.3:1 against white and 16.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4DFF9D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4DFF9D 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 5.71, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.