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#4FF8B1 Color

#4FF8B1 is rgb(79, 248, 177) in RGB, hsl(155, 92%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(68%, 0%, 29%, 3%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Technobotanica (#00FFBF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.17. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4FF8B1
HEX#4FF8B1
RGBrgb(79, 248, 177)
HSLhsl(155, 92%, 64%)
HSVhsv(155, 68%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(68%, 0%, 29%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(87.6% 0.171 161.1)
LABlab(87.82% -57.25 21.09)
LCHlch(87.82% 61.01 159.78)

What #4FF8B1 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 #4FF8B1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Technobotanica#00FFBFΔE 8.17Spearmint#4FE7B0ΔE 10.09Olo#01FFCDΔE 12.61Sea Green (Crayola)#00FFCDΔE 12.62Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 13.77Medium Spring Green#00FA9AΔE 14.81

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

#4FF8B1 Channel Values

How #4FF8B1 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 248 · B 1778-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 155° · S 92% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 155° · S 68% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 68% · M 0% · Y 29% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.36:1 vs white · 15.39:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4FF8B1 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 text1.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #4FF8B1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #4FF8B1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4FF8B1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#4FF8B1
Complementary
#F84F95
Analogous
#4FF85D
Analogous
#4FEAF8
Triadic
#B14FF8
Triadic
#F8B14F
Split comp.
#F84FEA
Split comp.
#F85D4F

Tints & Shades of #4FF8B1

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

#67F9BC
#80FAC7
#98FBD2
#ACFCDA
#C4FDE5
#DDFEF0

Shades

#23F69E
#0AE68A
#08BA70
#069358
#04673E
#034026

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #4FF8B1.

How #4FF8B1 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#4FF8B1
Protanopia#E6E6B2
Protanomaly#BDEDB1
Deuteranopia#D3D3B5
Deuteranomaly#AEE3B4
Tritanopia#69F1F1
Tritanomaly#60F4DA
Achromatopsia#DDDDDD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #4FF8B1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4ff8b1: #4FF8B1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4FF8B1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4ff8b1': '#4FF8B1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.310, green: 0.973, blue: 0.694)
Android XML<color name="color_4ff8b1">#4FF8B1</color>
SVG fillfill="#4FF8B1"

More Green Colors

#4FF8B1 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#4FF8B1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4FF8B1?

#4FF8B1 is a light green — rgb(79, 248, 177) in RGB and hsl(155, 92%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Technobotanica (#00FFBF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.17.

What is the RGB value of #4FF8B1?

#4FF8B1 is rgb(79, 248, 177) — red 79, green 248, and blue 177 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4FF8B1?

#4FF8B1 converts to approximately cmyk(68%, 0%, 29%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4FF8B1 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #4FF8B1 scores 1.36:1 against white and 15.39:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4FF8B1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4FF8B1 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 14.81, which is visibly different.

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