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#4FC996 Color

#4FC996 is rgb(79, 201, 150) in RGB, hsl(155, 53%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(61%, 0%, 25%, 21%) 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 6.91. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4FC996
HEX#4FC996
RGBrgb(79, 201, 150)
HSLhsl(155, 53%, 55%)
HSVhsv(155, 61%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(61%, 0%, 25%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(75.4% 0.133 162.6)
LABlab(73.19% -44.65 15.02)
LCHlch(73.19% 47.11 161.41)

What #4FC996 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 #4FC996, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 6.91Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 6.95Caribbean Green#00CC99ΔE 8.99Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 10.24Green (Crayola)#1CAC78ΔE 11.01Spearmint#4FE7B0ΔE 11.71

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

#4FC996 Channel Values

How #4FC996 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 1508-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 155° · S 53% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 155° · S 61% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 61% · M 0% · Y 25% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.07:1 vs white · 10.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4FC996 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 text2.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #4FC996 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #4FC996

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4FC996; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#4FC996
Complementary
#C94F82
Analogous
#4FC95A
Analogous
#4FBFC9
Triadic
#964FC9
Triadic
#C9964F
Split comp.
#C94FBF
Split comp.
#C95A4F

Tints & Shades of #4FC996

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

#67D0A4
#7ED7B2
#96DFC0
#B1E7D1
#C8EEDE
#E0F5EC

Shades

#3ABB85
#309C6F
#28815C
#1F6548
#174A35
#0D2B1F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #4FC996.

How #4FC996 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#4FC996
Protanopia#BBBB97
Protanomaly#9BC196
Deuteranopia#ADAD99
Deuteranomaly#91B998
Tritanopia#5FC4C4
Tritanomaly#59C6B3
Achromatopsia#B4B4B4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #4FC996 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4fc996: #4FC996;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4FC996;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4fc996': '#4FC996' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.310, green: 0.788, blue: 0.588)
Android XML<color name="color_4fc996">#4FC996</color>
SVG fillfill="#4FC996"

More Green Colors

#4FC996 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#4FC996 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4FC996?

#4FC996 is a mid-tone green — rgb(79, 201, 150) in RGB and hsl(155, 53%, 55%) 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 6.91.

What is the RGB value of #4FC996?

#4FC996 is rgb(79, 201, 150) — red 79, green 201, and blue 150 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4FC996?

#4FC996 converts to approximately cmyk(61%, 0%, 25%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4FC996 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #4FC996 scores 2.07:1 against white and 10.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4FC996 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4FC996 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 10.24, which is visibly different.

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