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#4AD945 Color

#4AD945 is rgb(74, 217, 69) in RGB, hsl(118, 66%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(66%, 0%, 68%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lime Green (#32CD32), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.11. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4AD945
HEX#4AD945
RGBrgb(74, 217, 69)
HSLhsl(118, 66%, 56%)
HSVhsv(118, 68%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(66%, 0%, 68%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(78% 0.224 142.6)
LABlab(77.06% -60.21 58.02)
LCHlch(77.06% 83.62 136.06)

What #4AD945 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 #4AD945, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lime Green#32CD32ΔE 5.11Vivid Malachite#00CC33ΔE 7.43SGBUS Green#55DD33ΔE 7.7Malachite#0BDA51ΔE 8.53Dark Pastel Green#03C03CΔE 11.03Screamin' Green#66FF66ΔE 13.1

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

#4AD945 Channel Values

How #4AD945 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 217 · B 698-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 118° · S 66% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 118° · S 68% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 66% · M 0% · Y 68% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.86:1 vs white · 11.3:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4AD945 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 text1.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #4AD945 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #4AD945

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4AD945; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#4AD945
Complementary
#D445D9
Analogous
#94D945
Analogous
#45D98A
Triadic
#454AD9
Triadic
#D9454A
Split comp.
#8A45D9
Split comp.
#D94594

Tints & Shades of #4AD945

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

#62DE5E
#7BE378
#94E891
#ADEEAA
#C5F3C4
#DEF8DD

Shades

#30CF2A
#28AE24
#21901D
#196E17
#135010
#0B2F0A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #4AD945.

How #4AD945 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#4AD945
Protanopia#C9C947
Protanomaly#A6D046
Deuteranopia#B9B94E
Deuteranomaly#99C74B
Tritanopia#6CCECE
Tritanomaly#60D2A8
Achromatopsia#BEBEBE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #4AD945 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4ad945: #4AD945;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4AD945;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4ad945': '#4AD945' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.290, green: 0.851, blue: 0.271)
Android XML<color name="color_4ad945">#4AD945</color>
SVG fillfill="#4AD945"

More Green Colors

#4AD945 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#4AD945 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4AD945?

#4AD945 is a mid-tone green — rgb(74, 217, 69) in RGB and hsl(118, 66%, 56%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lime Green (#32CD32), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.11.

What is the RGB value of #4AD945?

#4AD945 is rgb(74, 217, 69) — red 74, green 217, and blue 69 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4AD945?

#4AD945 converts to approximately cmyk(66%, 0%, 68%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4AD945 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #4AD945 scores 1.86:1 against white and 11.3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4AD945 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4AD945 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 5.11, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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