#4FD48F
Closest named color: Emerald (#06D6A0). oklch(78% 0.153 157), rgb(79, 212, 143).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (11.14:1).
About this color
#4FD48F is a medium-light, vivid green. In OKLCH its lightness is 78%, its chroma 0.153 and its hue 157°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Emerald (#06D6A0), ΔE 0.027 away. Black text reads best on it, at 11.14:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | medium-light (78%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.153) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Emerald (#06D6A0) |
| Black text | 11.14:1 |
| White text | 1.88:1 |
Values
| HEX | #4FD48F |
| RGB | rgb(79, 212, 143) |
| HSL | hsl(149, 61%, 57%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78% 0.153 157) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #4FD48F | 1.88:1 | Fails | Lc -39.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| Black text on #4FD48F | 11.14:1 | AAA | Lc 68.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| #4FD48F text on white | 1.88:1 | Fails | Lc 35.4 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #4FD48F text on black | 11.14:1 | AAA | Lc -67.1 | Content text, not long reading |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 300.
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Step 50
50
#EBFAF0
oklch(97.1% 0.021 156.8)
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Step 100
100
#D3F3DE
oklch(93.5% 0.044 156.7)
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Step 200
200
#AAEBC3
oklch(88.6% 0.086 157.1)
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Step 300
300 (this color)
#4FD48F
oklch(78% 0.153 157)
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Step 400
400
#00BF75
oklch(70.8% 0.168 157.1)
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Step 500
500
#00A363
oklch(63% 0.15 157)
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Step 600
600
#008A53
oklch(55.7% 0.133 157)
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Step 700
700
#007445
oklch(49.2% 0.117 157)
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Step 800
800
#005F38
oklch(42.7% 0.101 157.3)
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Step 900
900
#004F2E
oklch(37.6% 0.089 157.5)
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Step 950
950
#002F19
oklch(26.9% 0.064 157.1)
#4FD48F with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #D3C48B | 0.141 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #C1B893 | 0.136 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #00D2C2 | 0.072 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #BDBDBD | 0.155 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #4FD48F
#4FD48F
oklch(78% 0.153 157)
- #F48FDB
#F48FDB
oklch(78% 0.153 336.8)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #4FD48F, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Emerald #06D6A0 ΔE 0.027
- Seaweed #18D17B ΔE 0.037
- Aqua Green #12E193 ΔE 0.038
- Soft Green #6FC276 ΔE 0.050
- Medium Aquamarine #66CDAA ΔE 0.051
- Greenblue #23C48B ΔE 0.053
- Weird Green #3AE57F ΔE 0.058
- Dark Mint #48C072 ΔE 0.060
Use #4FD48F in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.