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#4FBA86 Color

#4FBA86 is rgb(79, 186, 134) in RGB, hsl(151, 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 7.16. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4FBA86
HEX#4FBA86
RGBrgb(79, 186, 134)
HSLhsl(151, 44%, 52%)
HSVhsv(151, 58%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(58%, 0%, 28%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(71.2% 0.126 159.5)
LABlab(68.30% -41.47 16.82)
LCHlch(68.30% 44.76 157.92)

What #4FBA86 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 #4FBA86, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 7.16Green (Crayola)#1CAC78ΔE 7.99Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 8.79Green (Munsell)#00A877ΔE 9.71Jungle Green#29AB87ΔE 10.3Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 11.11

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

#4FBA86 Channel Values

How #4FBA86 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 1348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 151° · S 44% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 151° · 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
Luminance2.41:1 vs white · 8.7:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4FBA86 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 text2.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #4FBA86 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #4FBA86

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4FBA86; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#4FBA86
Complementary
#BA4F83
Analogous
#4FBA51
Analogous
#4FB9BA
Triadic
#864FBA
Triadic
#BA864F
Split comp.
#BA4FB9
Split comp.
#BA514F

Tints & Shades of #4FBA86

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

#68C498
#7ECDA7
#98D7B9
#AEE0C8
#C8EAD9
#DEF2E8

Shades

#40A574
#368C62
#2C7250
#245C41
#1A422F
#10281C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #4FBA86.

How #4FBA86 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#4FBA86
Protanopia#AEAE86
Protanomaly#91B386
Deuteranopia#A1A189
Deuteranomaly#87AB88
Tritanopia#5DB4B4
Tritanomaly#58B7A4
Achromatopsia#A7A7A7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #4FBA86 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4fba86: #4FBA86;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4FBA86;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4fba86': '#4FBA86' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.310, green: 0.729, blue: 0.525)
Android XML<color name="color_4fba86">#4FBA86</color>
SVG fillfill="#4FBA86"

More Green Colors

#4FBA86 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#4FBA86 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4FBA86?

#4FBA86 is a mid-tone green — rgb(79, 186, 134) in RGB and hsl(151, 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 7.16.

What is the RGB value of #4FBA86?

#4FBA86 is rgb(79, 186, 134) — red 79, green 186, and blue 134 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4FBA86?

#4FBA86 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 #4FBA86 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #4FBA86 scores 2.41:1 against white and 8.7:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4FBA86 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4FBA86 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 8.79, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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