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#4FDE73 Color

#4FDE73 is rgb(79, 222, 115) in RGB, hsl(135, 68%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(64%, 0%, 48%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Very Light Malachite Green (#64E986), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.33. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4FDE73
HEX#4FDE73
RGBrgb(79, 222, 115)
HSLhsl(135, 68%, 59%)
HSVhsv(135, 64%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(64%, 0%, 48%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(80% 0.192 148.4)
LABlab(79.12% -56.80 40.48)
LCHlch(79.12% 69.75 144.53)

What #4FDE73 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 #4FDE73, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 6.33Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 9.48Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 10.43Emerald#50C878ΔE 15.23Malachite#0BDA51ΔE 15.74Medium Spring Green#00FA9AΔE 16.2

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

#4FDE73 Channel Values

How #4FDE73 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 222 · B 1158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 135° · S 68% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 135° · S 64% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 64% · M 0% · Y 48% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.75:1 vs white · 12.03:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4FDE73 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 text1.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #4FDE73 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #4FDE73

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4FDE73; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#4FDE73
Complementary
#DE4FBA
Analogous
#73DE4F
Analogous
#4FDEBA
Triadic
#734FDE
Triadic
#DE734F
Split comp.
#BA4FDE
Split comp.
#DE4F73

Tints & Shades of #4FDE73

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

#69E287
#7EE798
#98EBAD
#AEEFBE
#C7F4D3
#DDF8E4

Shades

#2DD758
#23B848
#1D963B
#17782F
#105622
#0A3314

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #4FDE73.

How #4FDE73 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#4FDE73
Protanopia#CECE74
Protanomaly#AAD574
Deuteranopia#BEBE79
Deuteranomaly#9ECC76
Tritanopia#6CD4D4
Tritanomaly#62D8B5
Achromatopsia#C4C4C4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #4FDE73 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4fde73: #4FDE73;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4FDE73;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4fde73': '#4FDE73' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.310, green: 0.871, blue: 0.451)
Android XML<color name="color_4fde73">#4FDE73</color>
SVG fillfill="#4FDE73"

More Green Colors

#4FDE73 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#4FDE73 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4FDE73?

#4FDE73 is a mid-tone green — rgb(79, 222, 115) in RGB and hsl(135, 68%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Very Light Malachite Green (#64E986), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.33.

What is the RGB value of #4FDE73?

#4FDE73 is rgb(79, 222, 115) — red 79, green 222, and blue 115 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4FDE73?

#4FDE73 converts to approximately cmyk(64%, 0%, 48%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4FDE73 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #4FDE73 scores 1.75:1 against white and 12.03:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4FDE73 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4FDE73 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 mediumspringgreen (#00FA9A) at a CIE76 distance of 16.2, which is visibly different.

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