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#4FCF6F Color

#4FCF6F is rgb(79, 207, 111) in RGB, hsl(135, 57%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(62%, 0%, 46%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Emerald (#50C878), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.23. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4FCF6F
HEX#4FCF6F
RGBrgb(79, 207, 111)
HSLhsl(135, 57%, 56%)
HSVhsv(135, 62%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(62%, 0%, 46%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(76.1% 0.176 148.7)
LABlab(74.47% -52.22 36.66)
LCHlch(74.47% 63.80 144.93)

What #4FCF6F 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 #4FCF6F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Emerald#50C878ΔE 8.23Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 8.4Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 8.91Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 8.98Mantis#74C365ΔE 13.58Green (Pantone)#00AD43ΔE 14.24

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

#4FCF6F Channel Values

How #4FCF6F 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 207 · B 1118-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 135° · S 57% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 135° · S 62% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 62% · M 0% · Y 46% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2:1 vs white · 10.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4FCF6F 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 text2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #4FCF6F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #4FCF6F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4FCF6F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#4FCF6F
Complementary
#CF4FAF
Analogous
#6FCF4F
Analogous
#4FCFAF
Triadic
#6F4FCF
Triadic
#CF6F4F
Split comp.
#AF4FCF
Split comp.
#CF4F6F

Tints & Shades of #4FCF6F

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

#67D582
#7FDC96
#97E2AA
#AFE9BD
#C7F0D1
#DFF6E5

Shades

#36C459
#2DA44B
#25883E
#1D682F
#154C23
#0C2C14

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #4FCF6F.

How #4FCF6F 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#4FCF6F
Protanopia#C1C170
Protanomaly#A0C76F
Deuteranopia#B2B274
Deuteranomaly#94BE72
Tritanopia#68C6C6
Tritanomaly#5FCAAA
Achromatopsia#B7B7B7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #4FCF6F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4fcf6f: #4FCF6F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4FCF6F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4fcf6f': '#4FCF6F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.310, green: 0.812, blue: 0.435)
Android XML<color name="color_4fcf6f">#4FCF6F</color>
SVG fillfill="#4FCF6F"

More Green Colors

#4FCF6F sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#4FCF6F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4FCF6F?

#4FCF6F is a mid-tone green — rgb(79, 207, 111) in RGB and hsl(135, 57%, 56%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Emerald (#50C878), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.23.

What is the RGB value of #4FCF6F?

#4FCF6F is rgb(79, 207, 111) — red 79, green 207, and blue 111 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4FCF6F?

#4FCF6F converts to approximately cmyk(62%, 0%, 46%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4FCF6F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #4FCF6F scores 2:1 against white and 10.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4FCF6F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4FCF6F 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 lightgreen (#90EE90) at a CIE76 distance of 15.23, which is visibly different.

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