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#4AA70C Color

#4AA70C is rgb(74, 167, 12) in RGB, hsl(96, 87%, 35%) in HSL, and about cmyk(56%, 0%, 93%, 35%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Kelly Green (#4CBB17), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.44. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4AA70C
HEX#4AA70C
RGBrgb(74, 167, 12)
HSLhsl(96, 87%, 35%)
HSVhsv(96, 93%, 65%)
CMYKcmyk(56%, 0%, 93%, 35%)
OKLCHoklch(64.6% 0.194 137.4)
LABlab(61.00% -46.56 59.17)
LCHlch(61.00% 75.29 128.20)

What #4AA70C 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 #4AA70C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Kelly Green#4CBB17ΔE 9.44Green (RYB)#66B032ΔE 9.68Vine Green#38A32AΔE 9.76Slimy Green#299617ΔE 10.59India Green#138808ΔE 15.23Microsoft Green#7DB700ΔE 15.43

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

#4AA70C Channel Values

How #4AA70C 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 74 · G 167 · B 128-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 96° · S 87% · L 35%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 96° · S 93% · V 65%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 56% · M 0% · Y 93% · K 35%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.08:1 vs white · 6.82:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4AA70C 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 text3.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #4AA70C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #4AA70C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4AA70C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#4AA70C
Complementary
#690CA7
Analogous
#97A70C
Analogous
#0CA71B
Triadic
#0C4AA7
Triadic
#A70C4A
Split comp.
#1B0CA7
Split comp.
#A70C97

Tints & Shades of #4AA70C

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

#5DD20F
#72EF1F
#8DF24A
#A8F575
#C3F8A0
#DEFBCB

Shades

#41940A
#377C09
#2E6907
#245106
#1B3E04
#112603

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #4AA70C.

How #4AA70C 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#4AA70C
Protanopia#9C9C10
Protanomaly#83A00E
Deuteranopia#91911D
Deuteranomaly#7A9A18
Tritanopia#609D9D
Tritanomaly#58A17D
Achromatopsia#939393

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #4AA70C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4aa70c: #4AA70C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4AA70C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4aa70c': '#4AA70C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.290, green: 0.655, blue: 0.047)
Android XML<color name="color_4aa70c">#4AA70C</color>
SVG fillfill="#4AA70C"

More Green Colors

#4AA70C sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#4AA70C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4AA70C?

#4AA70C is a dark green — rgb(74, 167, 12) in RGB and hsl(96, 87%, 35%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Kelly Green (#4CBB17), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.44.

What is the RGB value of #4AA70C?

#4AA70C is rgb(74, 167, 12) — red 74, green 167, and blue 12 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4AA70C?

#4AA70C converts to approximately cmyk(56%, 0%, 93%, 35%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4AA70C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #4AA70C scores 3.08:1 against white and 6.82:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4AA70C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4AA70C 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 green (#008000) at a CIE76 distance of 18.16, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.