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#01E491 Color

#01E491 is rgb(1, 228, 145) in RGB, hsl(158, 99%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(100%, 0%, 36%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Android Green (#3DDC84), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.87. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#01E491
HEX#01E491
RGBrgb(1, 228, 145)
HSLhsl(158, 99%, 45%)
HSVhsv(158, 100%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(100%, 0%, 36%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(81% 0.188 158.2)
LABlab(80.37% -62.35 27.07)
LCHlch(80.37% 67.97 156.53)

What #01E491 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #01E491, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 6.87Medium Spring Green#00FA9AΔE 9.8Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 13.06Technobotanica#00FFBFΔE 14.35Emerald#50C878ΔE 16.2Spearmint#4FE7B0ΔE 16.73

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#01E491 Channel Values

How #01E491 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 1 · G 228 · B 1458-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 158° · S 99% · L 45%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 158° · S 100% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 100% · M 0% · Y 36% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.68:1 vs white · 12.51:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #01E491 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #01E491 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #01E491

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #01E491; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#01E491
Complementary
#E40154
Analogous
#01E41F
Analogous
#01C6E4
Triadic
#9101E4
Triadic
#E49101
Split comp.
#E401C6
Split comp.
#E41F01

Tints & Shades of #01E491

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#10FEA7
#34FEB4
#5DFEC3
#80FED0
#A9FFDF
#CCFFEC

Shades

#01C67E
#01A76A
#018957
#017047
#005134
#003320

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #01E491.

How #01E491 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#01E491
Protanopia#D2D292
Protanomaly#A7D991
Deuteranopia#BFBF96
Deuteranomaly#98CF94
Tritanopia#47DCDC
Tritanomaly#37DFC2
Achromatopsia#C8C8C8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #01E491 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-01e491: #01E491;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #01E491;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-01e491': '#01E491' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.004, green: 0.894, blue: 0.569)
Android XML<color name="color_01e491">#01E491</color>
SVG fillfill="#01E491"

More Green Colors

#01E491 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#01E491 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #01E491?

#01E491 is a mid-tone green — rgb(1, 228, 145) in RGB and hsl(158, 99%, 45%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Android Green (#3DDC84), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.87.

What is the RGB value of #01E491?

#01E491 is rgb(1, 228, 145) — red 1, green 228, and blue 145 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #01E491?

#01E491 converts to approximately cmyk(100%, 0%, 36%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #01E491 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #01E491 scores 1.68:1 against white and 12.51:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #01E491 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #01E491 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumspringgreen (#00FA9A) at a CIE76 distance of 9.8, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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