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#4AE10E Color

#4AE10E is rgb(74, 225, 14) in RGB, hsl(103, 88%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(67%, 0%, 94%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is SGBUS Green (#55DD33), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.23. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4AE10E
HEX#4AE10E
RGBrgb(74, 225, 14)
HSLhsl(103, 88%, 47%)
HSVhsv(103, 94%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(67%, 0%, 94%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(79.8% 0.254 140)
LABlab(79.34% -64.63 73.60)
LCHlch(79.34% 97.94 131.29)

What #4AE10E 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 #4AE10E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

SGBUS Green#55DD33ΔE 9.23Spring Frost#87FF2AΔE 13.79Bright Green#66FF00ΔE 13.86Lawn Green#7CFC00ΔE 13.94Chartreuse#7FFF00ΔE 15.16Neon Green#39FF14ΔE 15.32

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

#4AE10E Channel Values

How #4AE10E 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 225 · B 148-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 103° · S 88% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 103° · S 94% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 67% · M 0% · Y 94% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.74:1 vs white · 12.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4AE10E 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 text1.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #4AE10E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #4AE10E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4AE10E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#4AE10E
Complementary
#A60EE1
Analogous
#B4E10E
Analogous
#0EE13C
Triadic
#0E4AE1
Triadic
#E10E4A
Split comp.
#3C0EE1
Split comp.
#E10EB4

Tints & Shades of #4AE10E

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

#5DF122
#79F349
#92F66A
#AAF88C
#C3FAAE
#DFFCD4

Shades

#41C50D
#37A80B
#2E8B09
#236907
#194D05
#103003

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #4AE10E.

How #4AE10E 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#4AE10E
Protanopia#D1D115
Protanomaly#ABD712
Deuteranopia#C0C02A
Deuteranomaly#9ECE22
Tritanopia#71D4D4
Tritanomaly#63D9A9
Achromatopsia#C4C4C4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #4AE10E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4ae10e: #4AE10E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4AE10E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4ae10e': '#4AE10E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.290, green: 0.882, blue: 0.055)
Android XML<color name="color_4ae10e">#4AE10E</color>
SVG fillfill="#4AE10E"

More Green Colors

#4AE10E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#4AE10E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4AE10E?

#4AE10E is a mid-tone green — rgb(74, 225, 14) in RGB and hsl(103, 88%, 47%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is SGBUS Green (#55DD33), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.23.

What is the RGB value of #4AE10E?

#4AE10E is rgb(74, 225, 14) — red 74, green 225, and blue 14 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4AE10E?

#4AE10E converts to approximately cmyk(67%, 0%, 94%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4AE10E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #4AE10E scores 1.74:1 against white and 12.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4AE10E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4AE10E 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 lawngreen (#7CFC00) at a CIE76 distance of 13.94, which is visibly different.

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