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#4FBA91 Color

#4FBA91 is rgb(79, 186, 145) in RGB, hsl(157, 44%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(58%, 0%, 22%, 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 5.94. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4FBA91
HEX#4FBA91
RGBrgb(79, 186, 145)
HSLhsl(157, 44%, 52%)
HSVhsv(157, 58%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(58%, 0%, 22%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(71.5% 0.117 165.1)
LABlab(68.50% -39.68 11.19)
LCHlch(68.50% 41.23 164.25)

What #4FBA91 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 #4FBA91, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 5.94Jungle Green#29AB87ΔE 7.1Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 8.04Zomp#39A78EΔE 10.58Green (Crayola)#1CAC78ΔE 10.66Green (Munsell)#00A877ΔE 11.33

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

#4FBA91 Channel Values

How #4FBA91 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 1458-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 157° · S 44% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 157° · S 58% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 58% · M 0% · Y 22% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.4:1 vs white · 8.76:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4FBA91 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 text2.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #4FBA91 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #4FBA91

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4FBA91; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#4FBA91
Complementary
#BA4F78
Analogous
#4FBA5B
Analogous
#4FAEBA
Triadic
#914FBA
Triadic
#BA914F
Split comp.
#BA4FAE
Split comp.
#BA5B4F

Tints & Shades of #4FBA91

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

#68C4A1
#7ECDAF
#98D7BF
#AEE0CD
#C8EADD
#DEF2EA

Shades

#40A57F
#368C6B
#2C7257
#245C46
#1A4233
#10281F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #4FBA91.

How #4FBA91 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#4FBA91
Protanopia#AEAE91
Protanomaly#91B391
Deuteranopia#A1A194
Deuteranomaly#87AB93
Tritanopia#5BB5B5
Tritanomaly#56B7A8
Achromatopsia#A7A7A7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #4FBA91 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4fba91: #4FBA91;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4FBA91;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4fba91': '#4FBA91' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.310, green: 0.729, blue: 0.569)
Android XML<color name="color_4fba91">#4FBA91</color>
SVG fillfill="#4FBA91"

More Green Colors

#4FBA91 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#4FBA91 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4FBA91?

#4FBA91 is a mid-tone green — rgb(79, 186, 145) in RGB and hsl(157, 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 5.94.

What is the RGB value of #4FBA91?

#4FBA91 is rgb(79, 186, 145) — red 79, green 186, and blue 145 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4FBA91?

#4FBA91 converts to approximately cmyk(58%, 0%, 22%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4FBA91 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #4FBA91 scores 2.4:1 against white and 8.76:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4FBA91 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4FBA91 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 mediumaquamarine (#66CDAA) at a CIE76 distance of 8.04, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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