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#4FC98E Color

#4FC98E is rgb(79, 201, 142) in RGB, hsl(151, 53%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(61%, 0%, 29%, 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 9.12. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4FC98E
HEX#4FC98E
RGBrgb(79, 201, 142)
HSLhsl(151, 53%, 55%)
HSVhsv(151, 61%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(61%, 0%, 29%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(75.2% 0.139 159.1)
LABlab(73.06% -45.92 19.05)
LCHlch(73.06% 49.71 157.47)

What #4FC98E 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 #4FC98E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 9.12Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 9.25Caribbean Green#00CC99ΔE 9.63Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 9.72Emerald#50C878ΔE 10.9Green (Crayola)#1CAC78ΔE 11

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

#4FC98E Channel Values

How #4FC98E 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 1428-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 151° · S 53% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 151° · S 61% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 61% · M 0% · Y 29% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.08:1 vs white · 10.08:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4FC98E 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 text2.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #4FC98E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #4FC98E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4FC98E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#4FC98E
Complementary
#C94F8A
Analogous
#4FC951
Analogous
#4FC7C9
Triadic
#8E4FC9
Triadic
#C98E4F
Split comp.
#C94FC7
Split comp.
#C9514F

Tints & Shades of #4FC98E

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

#67D09D
#7ED7AC
#96DFBB
#B1E7CD
#C8EEDC
#E0F5EB

Shades

#3ABB7D
#309C68
#288156
#1F6543
#174A31
#0D2B1D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #4FC98E.

How #4FC98E 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#4FC98E
Protanopia#BBBB8F
Protanomaly#9BC18E
Deuteranopia#ADAD91
Deuteranomaly#91B990
Tritanopia#60C3C3
Tritanomaly#5AC5B0
Achromatopsia#B4B4B4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #4FC98E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4fc98e: #4FC98E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4FC98E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4fc98e': '#4FC98E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.310, green: 0.788, blue: 0.557)
Android XML<color name="color_4fc98e">#4FC98E</color>
SVG fillfill="#4FC98E"

More Green Colors

#4FC98E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#4FC98E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4FC98E?

#4FC98E is a mid-tone green — rgb(79, 201, 142) in RGB and hsl(151, 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 9.12.

What is the RGB value of #4FC98E?

#4FC98E is rgb(79, 201, 142) — red 79, green 201, and blue 142 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4FC98E?

#4FC98E converts to approximately cmyk(61%, 0%, 29%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4FC98E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #4FC98E scores 2.08:1 against white and 10.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4FC98E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4FC98E 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 9.12, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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