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#4AD96B Color

#4AD96B is rgb(74, 217, 107) in RGB, hsl(134, 65%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(66%, 0%, 51%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Very Light Malachite Green (#64E986), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.6. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4AD96B
HEX#4AD96B
RGBrgb(74, 217, 107)
HSLhsl(134, 65%, 57%)
HSVhsv(134, 66%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(66%, 0%, 51%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(78.4% 0.194 147.7)
LABlab(77.38% -56.98 42.10)
LCHlch(77.38% 70.85 143.54)

What #4AD96B 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 #4AD96B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 8.6Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 11.09Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 11.11Dark Pastel Green#03C03CΔE 14.21Malachite#0BDA51ΔE 14.21Green (Pantone)#00AD43ΔE 15.49

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

#4AD96B Channel Values

How #4AD96B 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 1078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 134° · S 65% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 134° · S 66% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 66% · M 0% · Y 51% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.84:1 vs white · 11.43:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4AD96B 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 text1.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #4AD96B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #4AD96B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4AD96B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#4AD96B
Complementary
#D94AB7
Analogous
#70D94A
Analogous
#4AD9B3
Triadic
#6B4AD9
Triadic
#D96B4A
Split comp.
#B34AD9
Split comp.
#D94A70

Tints & Shades of #4AD96B

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

#63DE80
#7DE395
#96E9A9
#ABEDBA
#C4F3CF
#DDF8E4

Shades

#2CCE52
#25B146
#1E8F39
#18722D
#115020
#0B3214

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #4AD96B.

How #4AD96B 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#4AD96B
Protanopia#C9C96C
Protanomaly#A6D06C
Deuteranopia#B9B971
Deuteranomaly#99C76F
Tritanopia#68CFCF
Tritanomaly#5DD3B0
Achromatopsia#BFBFBF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #4AD96B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4ad96b: #4AD96B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4AD96B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4ad96b': '#4AD96B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.290, green: 0.851, blue: 0.420)
Android XML<color name="color_4ad96b">#4AD96B</color>
SVG fillfill="#4AD96B"

More Green Colors

#4AD96B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#4AD96B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4AD96B?

#4AD96B is a mid-tone green — rgb(74, 217, 107) in RGB and hsl(134, 65%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Very Light Malachite Green (#64E986), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.6.

What is the RGB value of #4AD96B?

#4AD96B is rgb(74, 217, 107) — red 74, green 217, and blue 107 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4AD96B?

#4AD96B converts to approximately cmyk(66%, 0%, 51%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4AD96B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #4AD96B scores 1.84:1 against white and 11.43:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4AD96B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4AD96B 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 lightgreen (#90EE90) at a CIE76 distance of 17.69, which is visibly different.

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