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#4CE449 Color

#4CE449 is rgb(76, 228, 73) in RGB, hsl(119, 74%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(67%, 0%, 68%, 11%) 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 6.46. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4CE449
HEX#4CE449
RGBrgb(76, 228, 73)
HSLhsl(119, 74%, 59%)
HSVhsv(119, 68%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(67%, 0%, 68%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(80.9% 0.233 142.8)
LABlab(80.53% -62.91 60.13)
LCHlch(80.53% 87.02 136.29)

What #4CE449 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 #4CE449, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

SGBUS Green#55DD33ΔE 6.46Lime Green#32CD32ΔE 7.93Vivid Malachite#00CC33ΔE 9.12Screamin' Green#66FF66ΔE 9.24Malachite#0BDA51ΔE 9.41Dark Pastel Green#03C03CΔE 15.04

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

#4CE449 Channel Values

How #4CE449 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 76 · G 228 · B 738-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 119° · S 74% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 119° · S 68% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 67% · M 0% · Y 68% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.68:1 vs white · 12.5:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4CE449 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 text1.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #4CE449 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #4CE449

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4CE449; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#4CE449
Complementary
#E149E4
Analogous
#99E449
Analogous
#49E494
Triadic
#494CE4
Triadic
#E4494C
Split comp.
#9449E4
Split comp.
#E44999

Tints & Shades of #4CE449

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

#66E864
#7CEB7A
#96EF95
#ACF2AB
#C6F6C5
#DCFADC

Shades

#29DF26
#1FBF1D
#199B17
#147C13
#0F590D
#093508

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #4CE449.

How #4CE449 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#4CE449
Protanopia#D4D44B
Protanomaly#AEDA4A
Deuteranopia#C3C353
Deuteranomaly#A1D14F
Tritanopia#70D8D8
Tritanomaly#64DDB1
Achromatopsia#C8C8C8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #4CE449 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4ce449: #4CE449;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4CE449;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4ce449': '#4CE449' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.298, green: 0.894, blue: 0.286)
Android XML<color name="color_4ce449">#4CE449</color>
SVG fillfill="#4CE449"

More Green Colors

#4CE449 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#4CE449 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4CE449?

#4CE449 is a mid-tone green — rgb(76, 228, 73) in RGB and hsl(119, 74%, 59%) 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 6.46.

What is the RGB value of #4CE449?

#4CE449 is rgb(76, 228, 73) — red 76, green 228, and blue 73 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4CE449?

#4CE449 converts to approximately cmyk(67%, 0%, 68%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4CE449 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #4CE449 scores 1.68:1 against white and 12.5:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4CE449 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4CE449 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 7.93, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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