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#4fd46f

a balanced, vivid green · cool · closest name: Lime Green

RGB
79, 212, 111
HSL
134°, 61%, 57%
CMYK
63, 0, 48, 17
Luminance
0.4990

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #4fd46f is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#4fd46f
Hue
134°
green
Saturation
61%
vivid
Lightness
57%
balanced
Brightness
83%
HSV value
Perceived
68%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.4990
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
69/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Vivid
Best ink
Black
10.98:1
Closest name
Lime Green
ΔE2000 6.7
Where it sits
Hue134° of 360°
Saturation61%
Lightness57%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool69% 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#4fd46f
RGBrgb(79, 212, 111)
HSLhsl(134, 61%, 57%)
CMYKcmyk(63%, 0%, 48%, 17%)
LABlab(76.0 -57.5 39.3)
LCHlch(76.0 69.7 145.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.774 0.182 148.3)
Decimal5231727
Display P3color(display-p3 0.310 0.831 0.435)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #4fd46f;
background-color: #4fd46f;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#4fd46f] bg-[#4fd46f]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #4fd46f;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.310, green: 0.831, blue: 0.435)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#4fd46f")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF4FD46F)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(111, 212, 79)

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 #4fd46f · 10.98:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.91:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 10.98:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #4fd46f as text scores 1.91:1 on white and 10.98:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#4fd46f on white: 1.91:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#4fd46f on black: 10.98:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #D6C267
deuteranopia · #C5B776
tritanopia · #26D0BC

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #4fd46f is pinned to step 500; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F4FBF5
#E8F7EC
#CCF0D5
#A5E9B5
#78DE90
#4fd46f
#30C554
#28A446
#208338
#1B5F2B
#113C1B
Base = 500Lightest = 50 · #F4FBF5Darkest = 950 · #113C1B
:root {
  --brand-50: #F4FBF5;
  --brand-100: #E8F7EC;
  --brand-200: #CCF0D5;
  --brand-300: #A5E9B5;
  --brand-400: #78DE90;
  --brand-500: #4fd46f;
  --brand-600: #30C554;
  --brand-700: #28A446;
  --brand-800: #208338;
  --brand-900: #1B5F2B;
  --brand-950: #113C1B;
  --brand: #4fd46f;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #4fd46f

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#F4FAF6
Tinted page background
Border#C0EDCB
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4B9B5E
Captions on the surface
Accent#D74BD8
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#19662C
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#EBFAEE
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#142418
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 #4fd46f

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#D44FB4
Analogous left#72D44F
Analogous right#4FD4B1
Split-complement 1#B14FD4
Split-complement 2#D44F72
Triadic 1#6F4FD4
Triadic 2#D46F4F
Tetradic#4F72D4

RGB percentages

Red31.0%
Green83.1%
Blue43.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan62.7%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow47.6%
Key (black)16.9%

Color previews

#4fd46f text on a black background

contrast 10.98:1

Card sample

#4fd46f text on a white background

contrast 1.91:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #4fd46f;
Background color
Panel with #4fd46f background
background-color: #4fd46f;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #4fd46f;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(79, 212, 111, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(79, 212, 111, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #4fd46f;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4fd46f, #4FD4C8);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #4fd46f

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.

#4fd46f 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

Converts to four-color process without much drama. Proof it anyway.

#4fd46f, answered

What color is #4fd46f?

#4fd46f is a balanced vivid green, closest to Lime Green (ΔE2000 6.7). It sits at 134° on the hue wheel with 61% saturation and 57% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #4fd46f?

rgb(79, 212, 111) — 79 red, 212 green and 111 blue out of 255, or 31% / 83.1% / 43.5% by channel.

Is #4fd46f a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.4990 and perceived brightness is 68%, so black text on it reaches 10.98:1.

Should I use black or white text on #4fd46f?

Black. It scores 10.98:1 against #4fd46f, versus 1.91:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #4fd46f?

#D44FB4 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #B14FD4 and #D44F72, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #4fd46f?

For interface work: #F4FAF6 as the surface, #C0EDCB for borders, #4B9B5E for secondary text, #D74BD8 as an accent and #19662C for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #72D44F and #4FD4B1 stays calm, while #D44FB4 is the loudest partner.

What is #4fd46f in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(63%, 0%, 48%, 17%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #4fd46f warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 69 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #60D44F; nudged cooler, #4DD6A0.

Work with #4fd46f in the Color Lab