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#4EE987 Color

#4EE987 is rgb(78, 233, 135) in RGB, hsl(142, 78%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(67%, 0%, 42%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Very Light Malachite Green (#64E986), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.56. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4EE987
HEX#4EE987
RGBrgb(78, 233, 135)
HSLhsl(142, 78%, 61%)
HSVhsv(142, 67%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(67%, 0%, 42%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(83% 0.189 151.8)
LABlab(82.69% -58.26 35.26)
LCHlch(82.69% 68.09 148.82)

What #4EE987 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 #4EE987, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#4EE987 Channel Values

How #4EE987 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 233 · B 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 142° · S 78% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 142° · S 67% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 67% · M 0% · Y 42% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.58:1 vs white · 13.33:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4EE987 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 text1.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #4EE987

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4EE987; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #4EE987

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.

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How #4EE987 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#4EE987
Protanopia#D8D888
Protanomaly#B2DF88
Deuteranopia#C7C78C
Deuteranomaly#A4D58A
Tritanopia#6CE0E0
Tritanomaly#61E3C2
Achromatopsia#CECECE

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Using #4EE987 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4ee987: #4EE987;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4EE987;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4ee987': '#4EE987' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.306, green: 0.914, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_4ee987">#4EE987</color>
SVG fillfill="#4EE987"

More Green Colors

#4EE987 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#4EE987 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4EE987?

#4EE987 is a light green — rgb(78, 233, 135) in RGB and hsl(142, 78%, 61%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Very Light Malachite Green (#64E986), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.56.

What is the RGB value of #4EE987?

#4EE987 is rgb(78, 233, 135) — red 78, green 233, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4EE987?

#4EE987 converts to approximately cmyk(67%, 0%, 42%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4EE987 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #4EE987 scores 1.58:1 against white and 13.33:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4EE987 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4EE987 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 11.07, which is visibly different.

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