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#4dfeaf

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

RGB
77, 254, 175
HSL
153°, 99%, 65%
CMYK
70, 0, 31, 0
Luminance
0.7556

At a glance

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

Hex
#4dfeaf
Hue
153°
green
Saturation
99%
electric
Lightness
65%
balanced
Brightness
100%
HSV value
Perceived
81%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.7556
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
76/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
16.11:1
Closest name
Medium Spring Green
ΔE2000 3.2
Where it sits
Hue153° of 360°
Saturation99%
Lightness65%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool76% 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#4dfeaf
RGBrgb(77, 254, 175)
HSLhsl(153, 99%, 65%)
CMYKcmyk(70%, 0%, 31%, 0%)
LABlab(89.7 -62.2 25.1)
LCHlch(89.7 67.0 158.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.889 0.181 159.4)
Decimal5111471
Display P3color(display-p3 0.302 0.996 0.686)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #4dfeaf;
background-color: #4dfeaf;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#4dfeaf] bg-[#4dfeaf]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #4dfeaf;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.302, green: 0.996, blue: 0.686)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#4dfeaf")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF4DFEAF)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(175, 254, 77)

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 #4dfeaf · 16.11:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.30:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 16.11:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #4dfeaf as text scores 1.30:1 on white and 16.11:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#4dfeaf on white: 1.30:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#4dfeaf on black: 16.11:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #FBEBAA
deuteranopia · #E5DBB4
tritanopia · #00FDE9

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #4dfeaf 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.

#F1FEF8
#E3FCF1
#C0FBE1
#8FFECD
#4dfeaf
#20FE9B
#01F387
#01CB71
#01A25A
#067543
#03492A
Base = 400Lightest = 50 · #F1FEF8Darkest = 950 · #03492A
:root {
  --brand-50: #F1FEF8;
  --brand-100: #E3FCF1;
  --brand-200: #C0FBE1;
  --brand-300: #8FFECD;
  --brand-400: #4dfeaf;
  --brand-500: #20FE9B;
  --brand-600: #01F387;
  --brand-700: #01CB71;
  --brand-800: #01A25A;
  --brand-900: #067543;
  --brand-950: #03492A;
  --brand: #4dfeaf;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #4dfeaf

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#F4FAF8
Tinted page background
Border#C0EDD9
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4B9B77
Captions on the surface
Accent#CC008E
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#017F46
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#E6FFF4
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#14241D
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 #4dfeaf

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#FE4D9C
Analogous left#4DFE56
Analogous right#4DF5FE
Split-complement 1#FE4DF5
Split-complement 2#FE564D
Triadic 1#AF4DFE
Triadic 2#FEAF4D
Tetradic#564DFE

RGB percentages

Red30.2%
Green99.6%
Blue68.6%

CMYK percentages

Cyan69.7%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow31.1%
Key (black)0.4%

Color previews

#4dfeaf text on a black background

contrast 16.11:1

Card sample

#4dfeaf text on a white background

contrast 1.30:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(77, 254, 175, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(77, 254, 175, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #4dfeaf;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4dfeaf, #4DD7FE);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #4dfeaf

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.

#4dfeaf 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.

#4dfeaf, answered

What color is #4dfeaf?

#4dfeaf is a balanced electric green, closest to Medium Spring Green (ΔE2000 3.2). It sits at 153° on the hue wheel with 99% saturation and 65% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #4dfeaf?

rgb(77, 254, 175) — 77 red, 254 green and 175 blue out of 255, or 30.2% / 99.6% / 68.6% by channel.

Is #4dfeaf a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.7556 and perceived brightness is 81%, so black text on it reaches 16.11:1.

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

Black. It scores 16.11:1 against #4dfeaf, versus 1.30:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #4dfeaf?

#FE4D9C sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #FE4DF5 and #FE564D, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #4dfeaf?

For interface work: #F4FAF8 as the surface, #C0EDD9 for borders, #4B9B77 for secondary text, #CC008E as an accent and #017F46 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #4DFE56 and #4DF5FE stays calm, while #FE4D9C is the loudest partner.

What is #4dfeaf in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(70%, 0%, 31%, 0%). 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 #4dfeaf warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 76 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #4DFE6E; nudged cooler, #4CFFF1.

Work with #4dfeaf in the Color Lab