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#4FBA7F Color

#4FBA7F is rgb(79, 186, 127) in RGB, hsl(147, 44%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(58%, 0%, 32%, 27%) 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 5.63. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4FBA7F
HEX#4FBA7F
RGBrgb(79, 186, 127)
HSLhsl(147, 44%, 52%)
HSVhsv(147, 58%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(58%, 0%, 32%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(71.1% 0.132 156.4)
LABlab(68.19% -42.54 20.38)
LCHlch(68.19% 47.17 154.40)

What #4FBA7F 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 #4FBA7F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 5.63Green (Crayola)#1CAC78ΔE 8.32Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 9.9Green Frog#00A86BΔE 10.15Green (Munsell)#00A877ΔE 10.46GO Green#00AB66ΔE 11.64

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

#4FBA7F Channel Values

How #4FBA7F 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 186 · B 1278-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 147° · S 44% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 147° · S 58% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 58% · M 0% · Y 32% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.42:1 vs white · 8.66:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4FBA7F 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 text2.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #4FBA7F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #4FBA7F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4FBA7F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#4FBA7F
Complementary
#BA4F8A
Analogous
#54BA4F
Analogous
#4FBAB5
Triadic
#7F4FBA
Triadic
#BA7F4F
Split comp.
#B54FBA
Split comp.
#BA4F54

Tints & Shades of #4FBA7F

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

#68C492
#7ECDA2
#98D7B4
#AEE0C4
#C8EAD7
#DEF2E7

Shades

#40A56E
#368C5D
#2C724C
#245C3D
#1A422C
#10281B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #4FBA7F.

How #4FBA7F 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#4FBA7F
Protanopia#AEAE80
Protanomaly#91B37F
Deuteranopia#A1A182
Deuteranomaly#87AB81
Tritanopia#5FB4B4
Tritanomaly#59B6A1
Achromatopsia#A6A6A6

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Using #4FBA7F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4fba7f: #4FBA7F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4FBA7F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4fba7f': '#4FBA7F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.310, green: 0.729, blue: 0.498)
Android XML<color name="color_4fba7f">#4FBA7F</color>
SVG fillfill="#4FBA7F"

More Green Colors

#4FBA7F sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#4FBA7F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4FBA7F?

#4FBA7F is a mid-tone green — rgb(79, 186, 127) in RGB and hsl(147, 44%, 52%) 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 5.63.

What is the RGB value of #4FBA7F?

#4FBA7F is rgb(79, 186, 127) — red 79, green 186, and blue 127 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4FBA7F?

#4FBA7F converts to approximately cmyk(58%, 0%, 32%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4FBA7F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #4FBA7F scores 2.42:1 against white and 8.66:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4FBA7F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4FBA7F 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 5.63, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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