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#4ADE68 Color

#4ADE68 is rgb(74, 222, 104) in RGB, hsl(132, 69%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(67%, 0%, 53%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Malachite (#0BDA51), visibly different at ΔE 10.82. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4ADE68
HEX#4ADE68
RGBrgb(74, 222, 104)
HSLhsl(132, 69%, 58%)
HSVhsv(132, 67%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(67%, 0%, 53%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(79.7% 0.203 146.9)
LABlab(78.88% -58.90 45.30)
LCHlch(78.88% 74.30 142.43)

What #4ADE68 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 #4ADE68, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#4ADE68 Channel Values

How #4ADE68 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 222 · B 1048-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 132° · S 69% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 132° · S 67% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 67% · M 0% · Y 53% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.76:1 vs white · 11.94:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4ADE68 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 text1.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #4ADE68

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4ADE68; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #4ADE68

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.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #4ADE68.

How #4ADE68 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#4ADE68
Protanopia#CECE69
Protanomaly#A9D569
Deuteranopia#BDBD6E
Deuteranomaly#9CCB6C
Tritanopia#6AD4D4
Tritanomaly#5FD8B3
Achromatopsia#C3C3C3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #4ADE68 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4ade68: #4ADE68;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4ADE68;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4ade68': '#4ADE68' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.290, green: 0.871, blue: 0.408)
Android XML<color name="color_4ade68">#4ADE68</color>
SVG fillfill="#4ADE68"

More Green Colors

#4ADE68 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#4ADE68 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4ADE68?

#4ADE68 is a mid-tone green — rgb(74, 222, 104) in RGB and hsl(132, 69%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Malachite (#0BDA51), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.82.

What is the RGB value of #4ADE68?

#4ADE68 is rgb(74, 222, 104) — red 74, green 222, and blue 104 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4ADE68?

#4ADE68 converts to approximately cmyk(67%, 0%, 53%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4ADE68 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #4ADE68 scores 1.76:1 against white and 11.94:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4ADE68 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4ADE68 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 16.29, which is visibly different.

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