#4FD890
Closest named color: Aqua Green (#12E193). oklch(79% 0.158 156.6), rgb(79, 216, 144).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (11.55:1).
About this color
#4FD890 is a light, vivid green. In OKLCH its lightness is 79%, its chroma 0.158 and its hue 157°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Aqua Green (#12E193), ΔE 0.029 away. Black text reads best on it, at 11.55:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | light (79%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.158) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Aqua Green (#12E193) |
| Black text | 11.55:1 |
| White text | 1.81:1 |
Values
| HEX | #4FD890 |
| RGB | rgb(79, 216, 144) |
| HSL | hsl(148, 64%, 58%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79% 0.158 156.6) |
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 #4FD890 | 1.81:1 | Fails | Lc -37.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| Black text on #4FD890 | 11.55:1 | AAA | Lc 70.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| #4FD890 text on white | 1.81:1 | Fails | Lc 33.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #4FD890 text on black | 11.55:1 | AAA | Lc -69.1 | 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
#D2F4DE
oklch(93.7% 0.046 157)
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Step 200
200
#A9EBC2
oklch(88.5% 0.087 156.8)
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Step 300
300 (this color)
#4FD890
oklch(79% 0.158 156.6)
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Step 400
400
#00BF73
oklch(70.8% 0.17 156.5)
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Step 500
500
#00A462
oklch(63.2% 0.152 156.5)
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Step 600
600
#008A52
oklch(55.7% 0.134 156.6)
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Step 700
700
#007444
oklch(49.2% 0.118 156.6)
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Step 800
800
#005F37
oklch(42.7% 0.102 156.7)
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Step 900
900
#004F2D
oklch(37.6% 0.09 156.8)
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Step 950
950
#002F19
oklch(26.9% 0.064 157.1)
#4FD890 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) | #D7C88B | 0.144 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #C5BB95 | 0.141 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #00D6C5 | 0.074 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #C0C0C0 | 0.159 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #4FD890
#4FD890
oklch(79% 0.158 156.6)
- #F990E0
#F990E0
oklch(78.9% 0.159 336.5)
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 #4FD890, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Aqua Green #12E193 ΔE 0.029
- Emerald #06D6A0 ΔE 0.030
- Seaweed #18D17B ΔE 0.041
- Weird Green #3AE57F ΔE 0.048
- Medium Aquamarine #66CDAA ΔE 0.057
- Aqua Marine #2EE8BB ΔE 0.059
- Soft Green #6FC276 ΔE 0.059
- Greenblue #23C48B ΔE 0.064
Use #4FD890 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.