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#4FBA85 Color

#4FBA85 is rgb(79, 186, 133) in RGB, hsl(150, 44%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(58%, 0%, 28%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mountain Meadow (#30BA8F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.5. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4FBA85
HEX#4FBA85
RGBrgb(79, 186, 133)
HSLhsl(150, 44%, 52%)
HSVhsv(150, 58%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(58%, 0%, 28%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(71.2% 0.127 159)
LABlab(68.29% -41.63 17.33)
LCHlch(68.29% 45.09 157.40)

What #4FBA85 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 #4FBA85, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 7.5Green (Crayola)#1CAC78ΔE 7.93Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 8.31Green (Munsell)#00A877ΔE 9.73Jungle Green#29AB87ΔE 10.71Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 11.21

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

#4FBA85 Channel Values

How #4FBA85 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 1338-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 150° · S 44% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 150° · S 58% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 58% · M 0% · Y 28% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.42:1 vs white · 8.69:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4FBA85 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 text8.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #4FBA85 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #4FBA85

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4FBA85; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#4FBA85
Complementary
#BA4F85
Analogous
#4FBA4F
Analogous
#4FBABA
Triadic
#854FBA
Triadic
#BA854F
Split comp.
#BA4FBA
Split comp.
#BA4F4F

Tints & Shades of #4FBA85

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

#68C496
#7ECDA6
#98D7B8
#AEE0C7
#C8EAD9
#DEF2E8

Shades

#40A573
#368C61
#2C724F
#245C40
#1A422E
#10281C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #4FBA85.

How #4FBA85 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#4FBA85
Protanopia#AEAE85
Protanomaly#91B385
Deuteranopia#A1A188
Deuteranomaly#87AB87
Tritanopia#5EB4B4
Tritanomaly#58B7A4
Achromatopsia#A7A7A7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #4FBA85 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4fba85: #4FBA85;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4FBA85;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4fba85': '#4FBA85' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.310, green: 0.729, blue: 0.522)
Android XML<color name="color_4fba85">#4FBA85</color>
SVG fillfill="#4FBA85"

More Green Colors

#4FBA85 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#4FBA85 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4FBA85?

#4FBA85 is a mid-tone green — rgb(79, 186, 133) in RGB and hsl(150, 44%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mountain Meadow (#30BA8F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.5.

What is the RGB value of #4FBA85?

#4FBA85 is rgb(79, 186, 133) — red 79, green 186, and blue 133 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4FBA85?

#4FBA85 converts to approximately cmyk(58%, 0%, 28%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4FBA85 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #4FBA85 scores 2.42:1 against white and 8.69:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4FBA85 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4FBA85 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 8.31, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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