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#4bc99f color: Mint Jelly

#4bc99f is rgb(75, 201, 159) in RGB and oklch(75.479% 0.12751 167.435) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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160°
100%

75.5%
0.128
167°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Emerald
  • teal-400
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.07:1Hard to read
Lc -45
Black text
10.15:1Readable · AA
Lc 64

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About #4bc99f

#4bc99f is a bright light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 75.5% lightness, 0.128 chroma and a hue of 167°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.07:1 contrast and black text 10.15:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Mint Jelly (#45cea2). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-400.

More light emerald colors

Lighter: #4bc99f mixed with white

  1. 4bc99f
  2. 64cfa8
  3. 78d4b2
  4. 8cdabb
  5. 9ddfc5
  6. afe5ce
  7. bfead8
  8. cfefe2
  9. dff5eb
  10. effaf5

Darker: #4bc99f mixed with black

  1. 4bc99f
  2. 40ae8a
  3. 359575
  4. 2b7c61
  5. 21644d
  6. 174c3b
  7. 0e3629
  8. 062218
  9. 020f09
  10. 000201

Calmer: #4bc99f with less saturation

  1. 4bc99f
  2. 5bc7a1
  3. 68c4a2
  4. 74c2a4
  5. 7ebfa6
  6. 88bda7
  7. 91baa9
  8. 99b8aa
  9. a1b5ac
  10. a8b2ae

Questions about #4bc99f

What color is #4bc99f?

#4bc99f is bright light emerald. The closest named color is Mint Jelly. In RGB it is rgb(75, 201, 159), in HSL hsl(160, 53.85%, 54.12%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.479% 0.12751 167.435).

What colors go well with #4bc99f?

The complementary color of #4bc99f is #ea8dbe. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #87c270 and #09c8cc. The triadic partners are #aba2fc and #f19566.

Is white or black text more readable on #4bc99f?

Black text reads better on #4bc99f: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and black gives 10.15:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4bc99f a warm or cool color?

#4bc99f is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 167 degrees, its lightness 75.5% and its chroma 0.128.