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#4FC98C Color

#4FC98C is rgb(79, 201, 140) in RGB, hsl(150, 53%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(61%, 0%, 30%, 21%) 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 8.63. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4FC98C
HEX#4FC98C
RGBrgb(79, 201, 140)
HSLhsl(150, 53%, 55%)
HSVhsv(150, 61%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(61%, 0%, 30%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(75.1% 0.141 158.3)
LABlab(73.02% -46.22 20.05)
LCHlch(73.02% 50.38 156.55)

What #4FC98C 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 #4FC98C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 8.63Emerald#50C878ΔE 9.85Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 10.02Caribbean Green#00CC99ΔE 10.07Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 10.57Green (Crayola)#1CAC78ΔE 11.24

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

#4FC98C Channel Values

How #4FC98C 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 201 · B 1408-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 150° · S 53% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 150° · S 61% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 61% · M 0% · Y 30% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.09:1 vs white · 10.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4FC98C 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 text2.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #4FC98C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #4FC98C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4FC98C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#4FC98C
Complementary
#C94F8C
Analogous
#4FC94F
Analogous
#4FC9C9
Triadic
#8C4FC9
Triadic
#C98C4F
Split comp.
#C94FC9
Split comp.
#C94F4F

Tints & Shades of #4FC98C

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

#67D09C
#7ED7AB
#96DFBA
#B1E7CC
#C8EEDB
#E0F5EB

Shades

#3ABB7A
#309C66
#288154
#1F6542
#174A30
#0D2B1C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #4FC98C.

How #4FC98C 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#4FC98C
Protanopia#BBBB8D
Protanomaly#9BC18C
Deuteranopia#ADAD8F
Deuteranomaly#91B98E
Tritanopia#61C3C3
Tritanomaly#5AC5AF
Achromatopsia#B3B3B3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #4FC98C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4fc98c: #4FC98C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4FC98C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4fc98c': '#4FC98C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.310, green: 0.788, blue: 0.549)
Android XML<color name="color_4fc98c">#4FC98C</color>
SVG fillfill="#4FC98C"

More Green Colors

#4FC98C sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#4FC98C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4FC98C?

#4FC98C is a mid-tone green — rgb(79, 201, 140) in RGB and hsl(150, 53%, 55%) 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 8.63.

What is the RGB value of #4FC98C?

#4FC98C is rgb(79, 201, 140) — red 79, green 201, and blue 140 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4FC98C?

#4FC98C converts to approximately cmyk(61%, 0%, 30%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4FC98C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #4FC98C scores 2.09:1 against white and 10.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4FC98C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4FC98C 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 8.63, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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