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#4AE37D Color

#4AE37D is rgb(74, 227, 125) in RGB, hsl(140, 73%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(67%, 0%, 45%, 11%) 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 5.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4AE37D
HEX#4AE37D
RGBrgb(74, 227, 125)
HSLhsl(140, 73%, 59%)
HSVhsv(140, 67%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(67%, 0%, 45%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(81.2% 0.191 150.5)
LABlab(80.65% -58.21 37.52)
LCHlch(80.65% 69.26 147.19)

What #4AE37D 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 #4AE37D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 5.08Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 6.98Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 12.1Medium Spring Green#00FA9AΔE 12.95Emerald#50C878ΔE 14.99Light Green#90EE90ΔE 16.36

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

#4AE37D Channel Values

How #4AE37D 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 227 · B 1258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 140° · S 73% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 140° · S 67% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 67% · M 0% · Y 45% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.67:1 vs white · 12.57:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4AE37D 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 text1.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #4AE37D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #4AE37D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4AE37D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#4AE37D
Complementary
#E34AB0
Analogous
#64E34A
Analogous
#4AE3C9
Triadic
#7D4AE3
Triadic
#E37D4A
Split comp.
#C94AE3
Split comp.
#E34A64

Tints & Shades of #4AE37D

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

#65E790
#7BEAA0
#95EEB3
#ABF2C3
#C6F6D6
#DCF9E6

Shades

#27DD64
#1EBE53
#189A44
#137C36
#0E5827
#083517

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #4AE37D.

How #4AE37D 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#4AE37D
Protanopia#D3D37E
Protanomaly#ADD97E
Deuteranopia#C2C282
Deuteranomaly#A0D080
Tritanopia#69D9D9
Tritanomaly#5EDDBC
Achromatopsia#C8C8C8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #4AE37D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4ae37d: #4AE37D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4AE37D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4ae37d': '#4AE37D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.290, green: 0.890, blue: 0.490)
Android XML<color name="color_4ae37d">#4AE37D</color>
SVG fillfill="#4AE37D"

More Green Colors

#4AE37D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#4AE37D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4AE37D?

#4AE37D is a mid-tone green — rgb(74, 227, 125) in RGB and hsl(140, 73%, 59%) 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 5.08.

What is the RGB value of #4AE37D?

#4AE37D is rgb(74, 227, 125) — red 74, green 227, and blue 125 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4AE37D?

#4AE37D converts to approximately cmyk(67%, 0%, 45%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4AE37D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #4AE37D scores 1.67:1 against white and 12.57:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4AE37D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4AE37D 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 mediumspringgreen (#00FA9A) at a CIE76 distance of 12.95, which is visibly different.

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