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#4F8765 Color

#4F8765 is rgb(79, 135, 101) in RGB, hsl(144, 26%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(41%, 0%, 25%, 47%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Amazon (#3B7A57), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.95. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4F8765
HEX#4F8765
RGBrgb(79, 135, 101)
HSLhsl(144, 26%, 42%)
HSVhsv(144, 41%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(41%, 0%, 25%, 47%)
OKLCHoklch(57.5% 0.08 156.2)
LABlab(51.72% -25.39 12.31)
LCHlch(51.72% 28.22 154.14)

What #4F8765 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 #4F8765, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Amazon#3B7A57ΔE 5.95Viridian#40826DΔE 8.02Russian Green#679267ΔE 8.14Oxley#6D9A79ΔE 8.95Middle Green#4D8C57ΔE 10.72Illuminating Emerald#319177ΔE 11.46

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

#4F8765 Channel Values

How #4F8765 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 79 · G 135 · B 1018-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 144° · S 26% · L 42%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 144° · S 41% · V 53%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 41% · M 0% · Y 25% · K 47%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.21:1 vs white · 4.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4F8765 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 text4.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #4F8765 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #4F8765

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4F8765; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#4F8765
Complementary
#874F71
Analogous
#55874F
Analogous
#4F8781
Triadic
#664F87
Triadic
#87664F
Split comp.
#814F87
Split comp.
#874F55

Tints & Shades of #4F8765

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

#5EA179
#78B08E
#92BFA4
#ABCEB9
#C5DDCF
#DFECE4

Shades

#467759
#3A644B
#31543F
#264030
#1C3024
#111D16

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #4F8765.

How #4F8765 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#4F8765
Protanopia#808065
Protanomaly#6F8365
Deuteranopia#787867
Deuteranomaly#6A7E66
Tritanopia#568383
Tritanomaly#538578
Achromatopsia#7B7B7B

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Using #4F8765 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4f8765: #4F8765;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4F8765;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4f8765': '#4F8765' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.310, green: 0.529, blue: 0.396)
Android XML<color name="color_4f8765">#4F8765</color>
SVG fillfill="#4F8765"

More Green Colors

#4F8765 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#4F8765 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4F8765?

#4F8765 is a mid-tone green — rgb(79, 135, 101) in RGB and hsl(144, 26%, 42%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Amazon (#3B7A57), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.95.

What is the RGB value of #4F8765?

#4F8765 is rgb(79, 135, 101) — red 79, green 135, and blue 101 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4F8765?

#4F8765 converts to approximately cmyk(41%, 0%, 25%, 47%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4F8765 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #4F8765 scores 4.21:1 against white and 4.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4F8765 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4F8765 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 seagreen (#2E8B57) at a CIE76 distance of 14.44, which is visibly different.

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