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#4EC17E Color

#4EC17E is rgb(78, 193, 126) in RGB, hsl(145, 48%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(60%, 0%, 35%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Sea Green (#3CB371), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.11. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4EC17E
HEX#4EC17E
RGBrgb(78, 193, 126)
HSLhsl(145, 48%, 53%)
HSVhsv(145, 60%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(60%, 0%, 35%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(72.8% 0.143 154.8)
LABlab(70.31% -45.54 23.73)
LCHlch(70.31% 51.35 152.47)

What #4EC17E 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 #4EC17E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 5.11Emerald#50C878ΔE 6.92GO Green#00AB66ΔE 10.37Green Frog#00A86BΔE 10.73Green (Crayola)#1CAC78ΔE 10.95Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 13.03

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

#4EC17E Channel Values

How #4EC17E 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 78 · G 193 · B 1268-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 145° · S 48% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 145° · S 60% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 60% · M 0% · Y 35% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.27:1 vs white · 9.25:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4EC17E 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 text2.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #4EC17E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #4EC17E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4EC17E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#4EC17E
Complementary
#C14E91
Analogous
#57C14E
Analogous
#4EC1B7
Triadic
#7E4EC1
Triadic
#C17E4E
Split comp.
#B74EC1
Split comp.
#C14E57

Tints & Shades of #4EC17E

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

#64C98E
#7FD2A1
#95DAB2
#B0E3C5
#C6EBD6
#E1F4E9

Shades

#3DAE6C
#34935B
#2A794B
#215E3B
#18442A
#0F2A1A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #4EC17E.

How #4EC17E 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#4EC17E
Protanopia#B4B47F
Protanomaly#96B97E
Deuteranopia#A6A681
Deuteranomaly#8BB280
Tritanopia#60BABA
Tritanomaly#59BDA6
Achromatopsia#ACACAC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #4EC17E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4ec17e: #4EC17E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4EC17E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4ec17e': '#4EC17E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.306, green: 0.757, blue: 0.494)
Android XML<color name="color_4ec17e">#4EC17E</color>
SVG fillfill="#4EC17E"

More Green Colors

#4EC17E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#4EC17E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4EC17E?

#4EC17E is a mid-tone green — rgb(78, 193, 126) in RGB and hsl(145, 48%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Sea Green (#3CB371), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.11.

What is the RGB value of #4EC17E?

#4EC17E is rgb(78, 193, 126) — red 78, green 193, and blue 126 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4EC17E?

#4EC17E converts to approximately cmyk(60%, 0%, 35%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4EC17E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #4EC17E scores 2.27:1 against white and 9.25:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4EC17E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4EC17E 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 mediumseagreen (#3CB371) at a CIE76 distance of 5.11, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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