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#24BC4A Color

#24BC4A is rgb(36, 188, 74) in RGB, hsl(135, 68%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(81%, 0%, 61%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Green (Pantone) (#00AD43), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.1. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#24BC4A
HEX#24BC4A
RGBrgb(36, 188, 74)
HSLhsl(135, 68%, 44%)
HSVhsv(135, 81%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(81%, 0%, 61%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(69.7% 0.197 146.7)
LABlab(67.17% -57.11 45.10)
LCHlch(67.17% 72.77 141.70)

What #24BC4A 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 #24BC4A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Green (Pantone)#00AD43ΔE 6.1Dark Pastel Green#03C03CΔE 8.13Vine Green#38A32AΔE 12.56Green (Pigment)#00A550ΔE 15.08Malachite#0BDA51ΔE 15.3Slimy Green#299617ΔE 16.52

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

#24BC4A Channel Values

How #24BC4A 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 36 · G 188 · B 748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 135° · S 68% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 135° · S 81% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 81% · M 0% · Y 61% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.51:1 vs white · 8.37:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #24BC4A 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 text2.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #24BC4A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #24BC4A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #24BC4A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#24BC4A
Complementary
#BC2496
Analogous
#4ABC24
Analogous
#24BC96
Triadic
#4A24BC
Triadic
#BC4A24
Split comp.
#9624BC
Split comp.
#BC244A

Tints & Shades of #24BC4A

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

#31D85B
#4FDE73
#72E48E
#94EBAA
#B6F1C5
#D4F7DD

Shades

#1FA340
#1B8D38
#16742D
#115A23
#0C4019
#082B11

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #24BC4A.

How #24BC4A 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#24BC4A
Protanopia#ADAD4B
Protanomaly#8BB34B
Deuteranopia#9E9E51
Deuteranomaly#7FAB4E
Tritanopia#4CB3B3
Tritanomaly#40B694
Achromatopsia#A3A3A3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #24BC4A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-24bc4a: #24BC4A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #24BC4A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-24bc4a': '#24BC4A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.141, green: 0.737, blue: 0.290)
Android XML<color name="color_24bc4a">#24BC4A</color>
SVG fillfill="#24BC4A"

More Green Colors

#24BC4A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#24BC4A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #24BC4A?

#24BC4A is a mid-tone green — rgb(36, 188, 74) in RGB and hsl(135, 68%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Green (Pantone) (#00AD43), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.1.

What is the RGB value of #24BC4A?

#24BC4A is rgb(36, 188, 74) — red 36, green 188, and blue 74 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #24BC4A?

#24BC4A converts to approximately cmyk(81%, 0%, 61%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #24BC4A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #24BC4A scores 2.51:1 against white and 8.37:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #24BC4A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #24BC4A 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 limegreen (#32CD32) at a CIE76 distance of 16.64, which is visibly different.

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