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#4bfd8c

a balanced, electric green · cool · closest name: Spring Green

RGB
75, 253, 140
HSL
142°, 98%, 64%
CMYK
70, 0, 45, 1
Luminance
0.7364

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #4bfd8c is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#4bfd8c
Hue
142°
green
Saturation
98%
electric
Lightness
64%
balanced
Brightness
99%
HSV value
Perceived
80%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.7364
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
72/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
15.73:1
Closest name
Spring Green
ΔE2000 2.1
Where it sits
Hue142° of 360°
Saturation98%
Lightness64%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool72% cool

Reads cool. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#4bfd8c
RGBrgb(75, 253, 140)
HSLhsl(142, 98%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(70%, 0%, 45%, 1%)
LABlab(88.8 -68.4 41.3)
LCHlch(88.8 79.9 148.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.880 0.210 151.1)
Decimal4980108
Display P3color(display-p3 0.294 0.992 0.549)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #4bfd8c;
background-color: #4bfd8c;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#4bfd8c] bg-[#4bfd8c]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #4bfd8c;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.294, green: 0.992, blue: 0.549)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#4bfd8c")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF4BFD8C)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(140, 253, 75)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #4bfd8c · 15.73:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.34:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 15.73:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #4bfd8c as text scores 1.34:1 on white and 15.73:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#4bfd8c on white: 1.34:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#4bfd8c on black: 15.73:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #FEE883
deuteranopia · #E9D994
tritanopia · #00F9E2

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #4bfd8c is pinned to step 400; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F1FDF6
#E3FCEC
#C1FBD6
#90FEB8
#4bfd8c
#21FD71
#03F25A
#02CA4B
#02A13C
#06742E
#04491D
Base = 400Lightest = 50 · #F1FDF6Darkest = 950 · #04491D
:root {
  --brand-50: #F1FDF6;
  --brand-100: #E3FCEC;
  --brand-200: #C1FBD6;
  --brand-300: #90FEB8;
  --brand-400: #4bfd8c;
  --brand-500: #21FD71;
  --brand-600: #03F25A;
  --brand-700: #02CA4B;
  --brand-800: #02A13C;
  --brand-900: #06742E;
  --brand-950: #04491D;
  --brand: #4bfd8c;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #4bfd8c

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F4FAF7
Tinted page background
Border#C0EDD0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4B9B68
Captions on the surface
Accent#CC00B5
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#017E2F
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#E6FFEF
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#14241A
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #4bfd8c

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#FD4BBC
Analogous left#63FD4B
Analogous right#4BFDE5
Split-complement 1#E54BFD
Split-complement 2#FD4B63
Triadic 1#8C4BFD
Triadic 2#FD8C4B
Tetradic#4B63FD

RGB percentages

Red29.4%
Green99.2%
Blue54.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan70.4%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow44.7%
Key (black)0.8%

Color previews

#4bfd8c text on a black background

contrast 15.73:1

Card sample

#4bfd8c text on a white background

contrast 1.34:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #4bfd8c;
Background color
Panel with #4bfd8c background
background-color: #4bfd8c;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #4bfd8c;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(75, 253, 140, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(75, 253, 140, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #4bfd8c;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4bfd8c, #4BF7FD);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #4bfd8c

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#4bfd8c in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
SustainabilityFinanceHealth and wellnessAgriculture
Common UI roles
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#4bfd8c, answered

What color is #4bfd8c?

#4bfd8c is a balanced electric green, closest to Spring Green (ΔE2000 2.1). It sits at 142° on the hue wheel with 98% saturation and 64% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #4bfd8c?

rgb(75, 253, 140) — 75 red, 253 green and 140 blue out of 255, or 29.4% / 99.2% / 54.9% by channel.

Is #4bfd8c a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.7364 and perceived brightness is 80%, so black text on it reaches 15.73:1.

Should I use black or white text on #4bfd8c?

Black. It scores 15.73:1 against #4bfd8c, versus 1.34:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #4bfd8c?

#FD4BBC sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #E54BFD and #FD4B63, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #4bfd8c?

For interface work: #F4FAF7 as the surface, #C0EDD0 for borders, #4B9B68 for secondary text, #CC00B5 as an accent and #017E2F for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #63FD4B and #4BFDE5 stays calm, while #FD4BBC is the loudest partner.

What is #4bfd8c in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(70%, 0%, 45%, 1%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #4bfd8c warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 72 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #4BFD4B; nudged cooler, #49FFCE.

Work with #4bfd8c in the Color Lab