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#4FCF77 Color

#4FCF77 is rgb(79, 207, 119) in RGB, hsl(139, 57%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(62%, 0%, 43%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Emerald (#50C878), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.76. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4FCF77
HEX#4FCF77
RGBrgb(79, 207, 119)
HSLhsl(139, 57%, 56%)
HSVhsv(139, 62%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(62%, 0%, 43%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(76.2% 0.169 150.6)
LABlab(74.56% -51.26 32.83)
LCHlch(74.56% 60.88 147.36)

What #4FCF77 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 #4FCF77, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#4FCF77 Channel Values

How #4FCF77 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 1198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 139° · S 57% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 139° · S 62% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 62% · M 0% · Y 43% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2:1 vs white · 10.52:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4FCF77 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 text10.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #4FCF77

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4FCF77; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #4FCF77

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.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #4FCF77.

How #4FCF77 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#4FCF77
Protanopia#C1C178
Protanomaly#A0C777
Deuteranopia#B2B27B
Deuteranomaly#94BE7A
Tritanopia#66C7C7
Tritanomaly#5ECAAC
Achromatopsia#B7B7B7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #4FCF77 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4fcf77: #4FCF77;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4FCF77;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4fcf77': '#4FCF77' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.310, green: 0.812, blue: 0.467)
Android XML<color name="color_4fcf77">#4FCF77</color>
SVG fillfill="#4FCF77"

More Green Colors

#4FCF77 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#4FCF77 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4FCF77?

#4FCF77 is a mid-tone green — rgb(79, 207, 119) in RGB and hsl(139, 57%, 56%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Emerald (#50C878), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.76.

What is the RGB value of #4FCF77?

#4FCF77 is rgb(79, 207, 119) — red 79, green 207, and blue 119 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4FCF77?

#4FCF77 converts to approximately cmyk(62%, 0%, 43%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4FCF77 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #4FCF77 scores 2:1 against white and 10.52:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4FCF77 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4FCF77 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 14.09, which is visibly different.

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