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#4EF981 Color

#4EF981 is rgb(78, 249, 129) in RGB, hsl(138, 93%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(69%, 0%, 48%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Spring Green (#00FF7F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.68. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4EF981
HEX#4EF981
RGBrgb(78, 249, 129)
HSLhsl(138, 93%, 64%)
HSVhsv(138, 69%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(69%, 0%, 48%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(86.9% 0.214 149.2)
LABlab(87.45% -64.08 44.08)
LCHlch(87.45% 77.78 145.48)

What #4EF981 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 #4EF981, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Spring Green#00FF7FΔE 8.68Medium Spring Green#00FA9AΔE 12.98Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 13.24Malachite#0BDA51ΔE 13.98Screamin' Green#66FF66ΔE 14.75Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 17.37

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

#4EF981 Channel Values

How #4EF981 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 249 · B 1298-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 138° · S 93% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 138° · S 69% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 69% · M 0% · Y 48% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.38:1 vs white · 15.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4EF981 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 text1.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #4EF981 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #4EF981

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4EF981; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#4EF981
Complementary
#F94EC5
Analogous
#70F94E
Analogous
#4EF9D6
Triadic
#814EF9
Triadic
#F9814E
Split comp.
#D64EF9
Split comp.
#F94E70

Tints & Shades of #4EF981

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

#66F993
#7FFAA4
#98FBB6
#ABFCC4
#C4FDD5
#DDFEE7

Shades

#22F762
#08E74B
#07BB3D
#059430
#046722
#024015

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #4EF981.

How #4EF981 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#4EF981
Protanopia#E7E782
Protanomaly#BDEE82
Deuteranopia#D4D487
Deuteranomaly#AFE485
Tritanopia#72EEEE
Tritanomaly#66F3CC
Achromatopsia#DBDBDB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #4EF981 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4ef981: #4EF981;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4EF981;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4ef981': '#4EF981' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.306, green: 0.976, blue: 0.506)
Android XML<color name="color_4ef981">#4EF981</color>
SVG fillfill="#4EF981"

More Green Colors

#4EF981 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#4EF981 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4EF981?

#4EF981 is a light green — rgb(78, 249, 129) in RGB and hsl(138, 93%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Spring Green (#00FF7F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.68.

What is the RGB value of #4EF981?

#4EF981 is rgb(78, 249, 129) — red 78, green 249, and blue 129 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4EF981?

#4EF981 converts to approximately cmyk(69%, 0%, 48%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4EF981 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #4EF981 scores 1.38:1 against white and 15.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4EF981 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4EF981 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 springgreen (#00FF7F) at a CIE76 distance of 8.68, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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