What color is #4FDA17?

#4FDA17 is a vivid green, closest to the named color Corrosive Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4FDA17?

The RGB value is 79, 218, 23: 79 red, 218 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4FDA17?

The complementary color is #A217DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4FDA17?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.37:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4FDA17 color

#4FDA17 rgb(79, 218, 23)

Shades of green

The hex color #4FDA17 is a vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 85.5% green and 9% blue (79, 218, 23).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 81% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 64% cyan, 0% magenta, 89% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Corrosive Green (#54D905), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.37:1).

#4FDA17 color codes

HEX	`#4FDA17`
RGB	`rgb(79, 218, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 85.5%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 81%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 89%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(64%, 0%, 89%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.2, -67.26, 72.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.2, 98.92, 132.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.449, 51.864, 9.322)`
Decimal	`5233175`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4FDA17, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #4FDA17	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#4FDA17 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #4FDA17 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4fda17; }
.text { color: #4fda17; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4fda17; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 218 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4fda17, #17da41); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lime Green.

Questions

What color is #4FDA17?: #4FDA17 is a vivid green, closest to the named color Corrosive Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4FDA17?: The RGB value is 79, 218, 23: 79 red, 218 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4FDA17?: The complementary color is #A217DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4FDA17?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.37:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.